Articles about Education – Page 3 of 19

As schools limp through COVID, the Technology Alliance urges preparations for next calamity

It’s widely understood that COVID-19 has been largely disastrous for schools, but the numbers behind that assertion are still pretty… Read More

Seattle tutoring app founders learn to harness TikTok to build a huge base of potential users

The young founders of Seattle-based tutoring app Kadama have been learning for years how to launch and grow a startup,… Read More

Junior Geek of the Month: A UW student at 16, Merrill Keating leads other girls along STEM path

At the ages of 11 and 12, Merrill Keating wrote and published three books. It turns out her story was… Read More

Microsoft commits $110M more to support workers, non-profits and schools during COVID-19

Microsoft announced Thursday that it is committing more than $110 million in additional funds to help Washington state continue to… Read More

Junior Geek of the Month: Archika Dogra discovers how she can use tech to make a positive impact

Back in middle school, Archika Dogra considered herself a “humanities kid” who didn’t have a lot of interest in science,… Read More

Do the math with Steve Brunton, a UW professor whose YouTube popularity keeps adding up

There’s online teaching and then there’s cool YouTube-style teaching with a lightboard, neon-colored markers, a black backdrop and a Steve… Read More

Junior Geek of the Month: Inventor Maxwell Mamishev adds COVID safety device to resume

Remote learning can be a stressful experience, but 15-year-old Maxwell Mamishev has come to love it, if only because it… Read More

Seattle Public Schools extends remote education to January

Seattle Public Schools will continue remote education through the first semester until Jan. 28. The district said its decision was… Read More

With 25 years at Microsoft, Mike Tholfsen is old school — and a champion of education accessibility

Long before COVID-19 thrust how we teach and learn using technology into an uncomfortable spotlight, Mike Tholfsen was imagining the… Read More

Space Notes: Spaceflight makes launch deal, RBC Signals to host Swarm, and a new fellowship is born

— Seattle-based Spaceflight Inc. says it’s signed an agreement with HawkEye 360 to support multiple launches of the Virginia-based company’s… Read More

Amazon donating an additional $2.7M to aid underserved Seattle-area students during pandemic

Amazon is donating more than $2.5 million to bolster its commitment to students from underserved communities in the Seattle region… Read More

Funding efforts aim to help get students online and bridge the digital divide amid pandemic

Now a few weeks into remote back-to-school, some of Washington’s K-12 students and educators are finding that internet connectivity is… Read More

Seattle startup vets launch ‘Two Screens for Teachers’ effort to help improve remote instruction

It’s hard enough for parents and kids trying to navigate remote learning from home. But for teachers forced to conduct… Read More

It’s still Day One for remote learning: A tech dad’s thoughts on the new era of public education

[Editor’s Note: Seattle tech entrepreneur and hacker Adam Doppelt, co-founder of local business recommendation startup Fresh Chalk, previously co-founded Dwellable… Read More

T-Mobile launches $10.7B initiative to get more underserved students online for remote learning

With remote learning ramping up in school districts across the country, T-Mobile is launching a $10.7 billion initiative designed to… Read More

Microsoft and Seahawks help lead new initiative connecting Washington students to remote learning

As the vast majority of Washington’s kids are returning to school this month via Zoom conferences and online assignments, a… Read More

How Pacific Science Center ran safe, successful summer camps — in-person — despite COVID-19

Seattle’s Pacific Science Center took its own messages about innovation and ingenuity to heart this summer and created a slate… Read More

Junior Geek of the Month: An early tech learner, Sheshank Shankar follows a path toward teaching

Sheshank Shankar was 8 years old when he started to learn how to code. Seven years later, the high school… Read More

White House partners with Amazon, Microsoft and others on quantum science education initiative

The White House is enlisting major tech companies and research institutions to teach K-12 students quantum information sciences, the new… Read More

Junior Geek of the Month: Heven Ambachew uses tech to pursue her passion around social justice

When Heven Ambachew was unsure how she could integrate technology with her other interests, she found direction through Geeking Out… Read More

Trump admin revokes rule requiring international students to take in-person classes to stay in the country

The Trump administration is walking back a controversial rule that would not allow international students to remain the country if… Read More

Washington state sues Trump administration over student visa rules

Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson announced plans to sue the federal government over new rules that would ban international students… Read More

Univ. of Washington will move 80% of classes online this fall amid looming threats from COVID and ICE

The University of Washington’s leaders — and their colleagues across the country — are walking a tightrope as they plan… Read More

Microsoft unveils sweeping job training initiative to teach digital skills to 25M impacted by pandemic

Microsoft plans to provide digital skills training for 25 million people this year under a new, multi-million dollar initiative that… Read More

Two Washington state students among 100 winners of ‘Amazon Future Engineer’ $40,000 scholarships

Two Washington state students are among 100 winners of Amazon Future Engineer college scholarships, the company announced this week. This… Read More

Junior Geek of the Month: Math whiz and Rubik’s Cube ace Simmi Sen catches Apple’s eye with app

Locked out of hair salons by the coronavirus pandemic, Simmi Sen was looking for a way to provide her style-conscious… Read More

Virtual internships: Tech companies and students adjust as pandemic forces remote experience

After receiving an offer letter in February to work as an intern at Amazon, Yaminee Patel envisioned a summer “running… Read More

Microsoft invests $2.5M in CREATE, a new center for accessible tech at the University of Washington

The University of Washington is launching a new Center for Research and Education on Accessible Technology and Experiences (CREATE) and… Read More

Back to real school? University of Washington to blend small in-person classes with online learning

As the University of Washington prepares for the first virtual graduation in its 159-year history, President Ana Mari Cauce is… Read More

Podcast

This governor alarmed professors 22 years ago with his vision for distance learning in 2020 — here’s what he says today

A longtime contact of mine recently emailed a New York Times article from June 18, 1998: “Virtual-Classes Trend Alarms Professors.”… Read More