Articles about Education – Page 6 of 19

In first GeekWire Robotics Cup, school kids engineer a spirited and inspiring competition

“We love STEM! We love STEM!” There wasn’t a more spirited chant to be heard at Thursday night’s GeekWire Bash… Read More

Native American robotics team from rural reservation chases tech dreams at GeekWire Bash

The town of Nespelem, Wash., located on the Colville Tribal Reservation about 4 1/2 hours northeast of Seattle, is home… Read More

Code.org’s Hadi Partovi and Microsoft’s Bonnie Ross put focus on tech’s gender gap on 60 Minutes

The push to get more girls and women interested in computer science has been the talk of tech for years.… Read More

Univ. of Washington opens new computer science building, doubling capacity to train future tech workers

When Ed Lazowska arrived at the University of Washington four decades ago, there were just 12 computer science faculty members.… Read More

Amazon to fund computer science classes at 1,000 U.S. high schools through Future Engineer program

Amazon said its Future Engineer program will fund computer science classes at more than 1,000 high schools in all 50… Read More

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Numbers Geek: National Teacher of the Year, Mandy Manning, on grading U.S. public education

Mandy Manning is uniquely qualified to offer her perspective on education, one of the subjects we’ve been exploring on our… Read More

Seattle mayor forms student internship program with Amazon, Expedia and other employers

Two of Seattle’s biggest tech companies are signing onto a new paid internship program for college students launched by Mayor… Read More

GeekWire Calendar Picks: Hacking education, comic books, artificial intelligence and robotics

It seems like we’ve moved to the Midwest or East Coast with Seattle weather lately. And days like these make… Read More

Bill Gates says textbooks are finally becoming obsolete, 25 years after he predicted their demise

Here’s a pop quiz: One of these passages about education technology was from Bill Gates’ 1995 book, “The Road Ahead.”… Read More

How a group discussion about ‘Becoming a Man’ changed Bill Gates’ perspective on the world

It all started when two billionaires went to jail. Bill and Melinda Gates visited a Georgia state prison a few… Read More

Russell Wilson and Ciara ‘Dream Big’ with new library initiative, scholarship and goals in tech

Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson was famous during the team’s run to its Super Bowl title in 2014 of asking,… Read More

Microsoft acquires DataSense data analytics platform for schools from edtech company BrightBytes

Microsoft is acquiring the DataSense data analytics platform from San Francisco-based education tech company BrightBytes, aiming to bring data analytics… Read More

Hey, kids! Here’s your chance to re-enact the Apollo 11 moon landing with robots

Fifty years after the first Apollo moon landing, students from across the country will get a chance to re-enact the… Read More

Microsoft debuts new low-cost laptops and ‘Classroom Pen’ for schools

Microsoft is doubling down on the education market, a competitive arena for the world’s largest tech giants, with a series… Read More

University of Washington building esports arena and lounge to tap into huge gaming movement

The University of Washington is adding another sport to its competitive landscape in Seattle with the addition of the new… Read More

Startup MindAntix empowers kids with creative thinking to keep job-stealing robots at bay

Pronita Mehrotra has a plan for helping kids stay a step or two ahead of the machines and robots that… Read More

College admissions startup Cirkled In gets high marks with $700K in funding, recent Fast Pitch win

Reetu Gupta’s startup wasn’t getting the traction that she wanted. The model for Cirkled In, her Seattle-based company, was to… Read More

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The Education Equation: What the numbers say about the state of U.S. public K-12 schools

Back in ninth grade, Steve Ballmer transferred to a new school in Detroit and found himself behind in math. Fortunately,… Read More

LSAT goes digital on Surface Go: Microsoft wins big contract for Law School Admissions Test tablets

When tens of thousands of aspiring law school students sit down next summer to take the Law School Admissions Test… Read More

Microsoft-funded U.S.-China tech institute GIX graduates first class, reveals student projects

The latest milestone for the Global Innovation Exchange (GIX) came Sunday as the U.S.-China tech institute celebrated the graduation of… Read More

LinkedIn Learning embraces content from education companies, integrating it in one platform

LinkedIn is again expanding its professional learning options by integrating content into LinkedIn Learning from outside companies that are focused… Read More

Amazon launches ‘Amazon Future Engineer’ program to support computer science education

Amazon is officially launching a new program it calls “Amazon Future Engineer,” a broad, community-based push into schools and education… Read More

Inside Renton’s new STEM-focused elementary school that is preparing students to fill job skills gap

RENTON, Wash. — Science, technology, engineering, and math have long been rooted in the DNA of this city, home to… Read More

Can cell phone games discover your best-fit job? Startup Posed2 wants to match students to careers

For Allison Rosenberg, the problem was clear. “Young people have absolutely no idea what they want to do for a… Read More

Amazon donates $2M to create fund to help immediate needs of Seattle school students

Amazon is announcing a $2 million grant to help Seattle school students. But the focus isn’t the latest shiny education… Read More

What Amazon and Netflix can teach us about learning, according to DreamBox Learning CEO

Many of the technologies we use every day are constantly learning from us. We train Netflix in what genres of… Read More

Boeing and National Science Foundation team up for STEM diversity and training

The National Science Foundation and Boeing say they’ve forged a $21 million partnership to accelerate skill development and increase diversity… Read More

As tensions rise in booming Seattle, tech industry steps up civic engagement

On Thursday, Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan met with representatives from some of the most powerful tech companies in the region… Read More

Microsoft launches ‘groundbreaking’ Flagship School initiative with 17 schools globally

Microsoft is deepening its efforts in education by literally getting in on the ground floor. On Tuesday, it launched its… Read More

Washington STEM gets $75K SAP Concur grant to expand ‘career connected learning’

Education nonprofit Washington STEM is receiving a $75,000 grant from SAP Concur to help it expand student opportunities to explore… Read More