Articles about Education – Page 4 of 19

XPRIZE’s Code Games challenge gives kids an opportunity to create games for good

XPRIZE’s latest program to incentivize innovation is going after a new demographic: young people between the ages of 10 and… Read More

University of Washington wins NASA grant to create spacey contest for Artemis Student Challenges

NASA has awarded the University of Washington a $499,864 grant to develop a competition that calls on students to turn… Read More

‘These are not easy times’: Bill and Melinda Gates encourage 2020 grads to work toward better world

Bill and Melinda Gates have been working for years, through their philanthropic efforts, to address some of the biggest challenges… Read More

UW team imagines a better Parkinson’s test, lands in global finals for Microsoft student competition

A team of students from the University of Washington is among the global finalists in Microsoft’s annual Imagine Cup after… Read More

Vaneeza Rupani with Ingenuity helicopter

NASA takes high-school student’s suggestion and gives Mars Helicopter a new name: Ingenuity

Picking up on a suggestion from an Alabama high-school junior, NASA has given an ingenious name to the first helicopter… Read More

Isabella Arreola, our first ‘Junior Geek of the Month,’ has passion for STEM, cooking, wrestling and more

When she’s not competing in wrestling, whipping up recipes in cooking club or volunteering at her local library branch, Isabella… Read More

Bill Gates talks to students around the world about pandemic, studying and more in Code.org session

Like many people working from home these days, Bill Gates hopped on a Zoom call Wednesday morning. The Microsoft co-founder… Read More

Bill Gates to talk computer science and coronavirus on ‘Code Break,’ Code.org’s interactive classroom

Code.org, the non-profit whose goal is to teach computer science to every child in America, is bringing an especially computer… Read More

Internet should be an ‘essential utility,’ WA schools chief says as state pulls plug on rest of term

The longtime problem of digital inequity has been thrown into sharp relief by the coronavirus pandemic as schools turn to… Read More

Couple puts out a call for used laptops and other devices to donate to Seattle students in need

In his day job as the director of learning programs for Minecraft Education, Adam Tratt is out to inspire students… Read More

Seattle robotics company steps in to help after UW student’s startup dream is stalled by COVID-19

Rob Sinclair was excited to be taking time off from work and the corporate world to go back to school.… Read More

With high school’s 3D printers in his house, student runs mask production line for Seattle-area hospitals

When Ayan Gupta and his classmates at Tesla STEM High School in Redmond, Wash., started throwing around ideas for lending… Read More

Calling all kids: Send Blue Origin a space postcard while you’re stuck at home

Are you looking for educational activities to occupy the kids while you’re cooped up due to the coronavirus outbreak? One… Read More

DIY homeschool: One mom’s efforts to keep her kid’s brain from going mushy — plus experts’ tips

The Khan Academy math instructor has a soothing deep voice. It comes to you disembodied, a Wizard-of-Oz-like presence behind the… Read More

‘Seductive details’ in school lessons can hinder classroom learning, new study finds

Adding the newest YouTube animal sensation, background music or other pieces of irrelevant entertainment to a lesson plan isn’t a… Read More

Whale experts launch free, virtual marine biology camp to entertain and inform kids

The scientists running Seattle-based Oceans Initiative more typically apply their marine mammal expertise to research on endangered orcas or conservation… Read More

Glowforge makes push to bring 3D laser printer to more students, hires head of educational sales

Glowforge, the Seattle-based startup that makes a 3D laser cutter/engraver, is making a move into education to bring its technology… Read More

Seattle Public Schools closing for at least two weeks; district has said it won’t offer online learning

Seattle Public Schools will close for at least two weeks starting Thursday, the latest in a series of dramatic measures… Read More

Seattle-area school district closes due to COVID-19, will move 23K students to online learning

Online learning will be put to the test for a Seattle area school district as it shuts down for two… Read More

NASA astronaut and Seattle schoolkids celebrate the science of socks in space

Astronauts on the International Space Station get thick calluses on the tops of their feet instead of the bottoms, but… Read More

Watch Seattle students chat with orbiting NASA astronaut Jessica Meir about socks in space

Hundreds of middle-school and high-school students will gather at Seattle’s Museum of Flight on Monday to chat with NASA astronaut… Read More

GIX 2.0: U.S.-China tech institute revamps program as Shwetak Patel steps up as interim director

The Global Innovation Exchange (GIX) is shaking things up. The first-of-its-kind educational institute — created by the University of Washington,… Read More

Jeff Bezos’ education philanthropy starts hiring for first tuition-free preschool in Seattle area

The educational philanthropy that Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos announced in 2018 is now hiring for a variety of roles in… Read More

Education startup helps students who are pursuing liberal arts get skills to compete in tech industry

College students who want to pursue the liberal arts subjects they’re passionate about can still get the technical training they… Read More

Online education company K12 Inc. acquires coding school Galvanize for $165M

Galvanize, a Denver-based company that offers startup office space and coding boot camp programs, has been acquired by online education… Read More

NASA lists nine potential names suggested by kids for its next Mars rover: Vote for your favorite

NASA and an army of nearly 4,700 volunteer judges have selected nine potential names for a rover that’s due to… Read More

Geek of the Week: Fred Hutch’s Jeanne Chowning committed to diversity and inclusion in science

Dr. Jeanne Ting Chowning is a lifelong educator with a passion for science — and a commitment to making sure… Read More

Kids devise a solution to stop distracted driving with project for FIRST LEGO League

Before they’re even old enough to drive a car, a team of kids competing in FIRST LEGO League robotics are… Read More

Zonar Systems hit with firmware glitch affecting school bus fleet management devices

Zonar Systems, a Seattle-based company that provides electronic fleet inspection and tracking systems for public and private fleets, experienced a… Read More

Kids on FIRST LEGO League robotics team take an idea for safer streets all the way to city officials

Each year, participants in the FIRST LEGO League robotics competition are presented with a challenge which they must take on… Read More