Why Chicago is mandating coding education

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel (D) believes the language of the future is code writing -- and he wants every kid in Chicago to be prepared.

"In three years time, you can't graduate from high school in the city of Chicago if you didn't take code writing and computer science," he said. "We're making it mandatory." In five years, at least 50% of its high schools will offer AP computer science courses.

Improving access to coding and computer science classes could open doors for low-income students, and Chicago officials believe it's not limited to high school education.