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Education

Cloud battle in Berkeley: Here’s why Cal chose Google Apps over Microsoft Office 365

Organizations everywhere are debating the best way to migrate systems to the cloud. And one of the biggest decisions that… Read More

Microsoft and education: lead or cheerlead?

In the Seattle area there is a powerhouse co-founded by Bill Gates, dedicated to using advances in technology to change… Read More

Reed Hastings, John Doerr and others invest $11 million in DreamBox Learning

Netflix CEO Reed Hastings and venture capitalist John Doerr are among the backers pumping $11 million into DreamBox Learning, the… Read More

New game degree: DigiPen creates MFA in Digital Arts

DigiPen Institute of Technology, the Redmond-based school specializing in interactive entertainment and video-game technology, has created a new Master of… Read More

How Utah tops Washington: A university that spins out more startups with fewer dollars

Here’s the bad news: The University of Washington is not among the top schools for spinning out startup companies. Now,… Read More

FindProz finds a new home, moves from Provo to Seattle

A new startup by the name of FindProz that competes with TeachStreet and is looking to become the “eBay of… Read More

What Seattle really needs: A world-class private tech university

Seattle has top-notch engineers, well-respected technology giants and a culture of entrepreneurialism and risk taking. So, what’s the region really… Read More

Microsoft: Live@edu tops 22M users, claims title as biggest cloud service in education

[Updated with more info from Microsoft and Google.] Microsoft’s Live@edu service has surpassed 22 million users, growing more than 100 percent… Read More

Hey, we’re no Silicon Valley, but Seattle is rising as a tech hub

I am always interested in how national publications perceive Seattle’s technology community. After all, as long time journalists covering the… Read More

Book smarts vs. street smarts: Which makes the best startup entrepreneurs? (Infographic)

Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg dropped out of Harvard to start their respective companies, relying on their enormous intellect and… Read More

Why Northeastern University chose Seattle, and what the UW’s Ed Lazowska thinks about it

In the words of Steve Ballmer, it’s all about “developers. developers. developers.” Seattle needs more of them, and the University… Read More

Boston’s Northeastern targets Seattle for new campus, says market underserved for IT

Northeastern University of Boston may soon find a home in the Northwest. The private 113-year-old University is planning to establish… Read More

Practical Nerd: Microsoft toys with itself, again

A favorite tech industry truism is that Microsoft got where it is today by copying others. Now, it’s finally copying… Read More

Talk back to Ernie or Elmo? Microsoft partners with Sesame Street on interactive TV

Microsoft today unveiled a new initiative, dubbed playful learning, that will use the Xbox 360 Kinect sensor to increase the… Read More

Sujal Patel’s call to action for the Seattle tech industry

There’s nothing quite like a comeback story. And there’s perhaps no better example of one in Seattle’s tech industry than… Read More

Valve has high hopes for its ‘non-sucky educational game’

Valve, the Bellevue company behind the Steam video-game platform and hit games such as Portal and Half-Life, is developing a… Read More

Practical Nerd: Survival tips for Startup Weekend EDU

I was a first-time mentor at a Startup Weekend recently and, appropriate to my day job, it was focused on… Read More

Mitch Kapor: It’s a great time to start a company, but still really tough to reach ‘high altitudes’

It may be easier than ever to build a new startup company. But it is still exceptionally hard to reach… Read More

TalentSpring founder Bryan Starbuck emerges with stealthy new startup

Seattle entrepreneur Bryan Starbuck — who sold the online recruiting company TalentSpring last year to Talent Technology– is getting back… Read More

No more slacking in class: Highlighter unveils Groups to boost student engagement

As students head back to college campuses this fall, here’s a new technology from a Seattle startup which might change… Read More

Venture capitalist Vinod Khosla coming to Seattle for Startup Weekend Edu

Venture capitalist Vinod Khosla plans to deliver one of the keynote addresses at the upcoming Startup Weekend Edu event, which… Read More

‘Portal’ in the classroom? Valve joins White House in education technology initiative

“Digital Promise” is a new education technology initiative rolled out by the U.S. Department of Education yesterday, with Congressional support,… Read More

The entrepreneurial ‘petri dish’ at General Assembly, and why one geek would love to see it in Seattle

Let’s get one thing cleared up right away. TeachStreet founder Dave Schappell’s investment in General Assembly does not indicate that… Read More

Practical Nerd: Irresistible startups, immovable education

I’ve advised a number of startups over the years and have been directly part of at least two. I discovered… Read More

Solving the jobs problem: A new kind of unemployment benefit

In the midst of an unprecedented challenging jobs situation and in honor of Labor Day, let’s all come together to… Read More

Ex-Microsoft exec kickstarts new social network for college kids

Creating a social network for college kids might seem like a foolhardy pursuit given Facebook’s historic roots in that market.… Read More

Tech Moves: Reed Hastings hands over chairman reins at DreamBox Learning; and more

Reed Hastings is one busy guy. In addition to running Netflix, the Internet entrepreneur also serves on the boards of… Read More

Nerd Notes: Aviation High School launches with a rocket; Paul Allen’s private island for sale; and more

Cheezburger has added to its line-up of weird and wacky sites. Introducing “Bronies.” Men and boys who love the animated… Read More

Meet the 15-year-old whose game wowed the crowd at DigiPen’s summer camp

For Jeannette Yu, a 15-year old art-loving teen, stepping into a gaming programmer’s shoes for a two-week long summer camp… Read More

Helping kids learn via games: Microsoft donates $15 million to new education effort

Kids love computer games. But they don’t always love cracking text books in the classroom. A new effort, supported by… Read More

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