Articles about Education – Page 16 of 19

Bill Gates’ Annual Letter: How measurement can change the world

Bill Gates published his fifth annual letter today and wrote that accurate measurements and clear goals are the keys to improving the… Read More

‘Change My School’ raises money for schools with monthly video contests

When his dream of becoming a professional baseball player didn’t pan out, Seattle native Bryce Anderson decided to switch his career… Read More

The future of education: What entrepreneurs need to know about entering the e-learning space

The education space is a promising field that has garnered tons of investor attention. The numbers don’t lie: education technology raised… Read More

We need more geeks: Hadi and Ali Partovi form Code.org to solve the computer science education crisis

Ali and Hadi Partovi have used their entrepreneurial talents to change the music, advertising and communications industries. Now, the twin… Read More

Bill Gates to keynote SXSWedu conference

While much of the tech world’s attention is focused on Las Vegas and the Consumer Electronics Show (and Microsoft’s lack… Read More

Geek of the Week: Microsoft’s new U.S. education leader makes an impact in Kenya

Microsoft this morning named Margo Day as its new vice president of U.S. education, leading the team that works with… Read More

Newsmakers 2012: UW president Michael Young shines a light on startups

Are startups in the DNA of the University of Washington? If not right now, they will be once President Michael… Read More

Seattle mayor to give Ignite talk — here’s hoping it’s a trend

Politicians and city leaders, as a group, aren’t generally known for their brevity. But Mike McGinn, the mayor of Seattle,… Read More

Waste plastics to composting toilets: UW students win big with 3-D printer concept

A group of University of Washington students have won first prize in the 3D4D Challenge, earning $100,000 for a giant… Read More

Here comes another tech bubble — in education

I’m the kind of guy who worries when something gets too popular. I looked askance at novels (especially science fiction)… Read More

Education startup CreativeLive raises $7.5M, names digital media vet Mika Salmi CEO

CreativeLive, a Seattle and San Francisco startup that hosts online classes to help people learn new skills or hobbies, has… Read More

GeekWire Debate: Why Barack Obama should get your vote for president

I’m not a partisan. I’m nominally a Democrat, but I served as co-chair (with Marc Benioff) of George W. Bush’s… Read More

UW computer science profs immortalized in Google T-shirt

Ed Lazowska and Hank Levy are two of the University of Washington’s best known computer science professors. And while they… Read More

U.S. Census Bureau opens new research center at UW

The U.S. Census Bureau and the University of Washington today formally announced the opening of a new Census Research Data… Read More

Meet the GoldieBlox: An engineering toy just for girls

Well, this is interesting timing. I’m currently at the Harvey Nash CIO event in downtown Seattle where panelists are discussing… Read More

Study: The top 10 cities, jobs and employers for computer science grads

Earlier this year, we chronicled the career paths of 21 recent University of Washington computer science and engineering graduates, asking… Read More

Amazon’s new tablet rival: Toys R Us unveils the $150 kid-friendly Tabeo

Everyone wants to be a tablet maker these days it seems. And the latest entrant is one that could offer… Read More

Meet the 7 startup teams in StudentRND’s summer incubator

We’ve written about StudentRND in the past, and we’re always impressed with the projects that these students are kicking around. Earlier… Read More

Jeff Bezos, Eric Schmidt, Evan Williams and others bankroll D.C. education upstart EverFi

Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos, Google Chairman Eric Schmidt and Twitter co-founder Evan Williams are among the tech heavyweights bankrolling EverFi,… Read More

Gubernatorial candidates Jay Inslee and Rob McKenna talk tech (and education)

Taxes. Health Care. Jobs. Regulatory reforms. Those were some of the topics on the agenda Tuesday morning as Republican Rob… Read More

Northeastern University picks South Lake Union for new Seattle branch campus

Northeastern University today announced that it plans to establish its new campus in Seattle’s South Lake Union neighborhood, sharing space… Read More

Geek of the Week: Kevin Wang is putting computer scientists into high schools

Microsoft employee Kevin Wang is a rare person in the computer science industry. He graduated from UC Berkeley with a… Read More

New Center for Impact and Innovation inks lease at Pioneer Square’s historic Masins furniture building

For nearly 80 years, the Masin family sold couches, tables and other fine-furniture from its Pioneer Square location. But now… Read More

Coursera to distribute free online courses from the UW and 11 other universities

The University of Washington and 11 other universities will begin free distribution of some courses through Coursera, the online education platform… Read More

Forget MIT and Stanford: UW computer science department wins high praise in NYT piece

A few weeks ago, I interviewed Madrona Venture Group’s Matt McIlwain and asked him pointedly to name one missing ingredient… Read More

Love and marriage: How the UW is making bets on the brains of ‘big data’ and ‘machine learning’

Computer science is very much a discipline that revolves around numbers. But it was something a little less mathematical that… Read More

Gates: Tablets in the classroom won’t work without keyboard

Will Microsoft’s Surface tablet computer be better for students than the iPad? Bill Gates didn’t say that explicitly, but he… Read More

Geek of the Week: Melissa Winstanley, UW computer science standout

Melissa Winstanley didn’t set out to be a computer scientist, but she has become a remarkable one — and she’s… Read More

Newly-formed W Fund to pump $20M into university spinouts

Washington’s startup community is getting yet another shot in the arm, thanks to the efforts of a newly-formed venture capital… Read More

Startup guru Janis Machala named dean of Bellevue College continuing education program

Janis Machala has worked as an advisor to startup companies in the Seattle area for as long as I’ve been… Read More