Articles about Education – Page 7 of 19

New Common Sense Media survey finds more positives than negatives in teen use of social media

Yes, teens use social media more often than ever. But the positives appear to outweigh the negatives, according to a… Read More

Geek of the Week: 30 years later, DigiPen and Jason Chu still in the game with unique education model

Thirty years ago, Jason Chu was there when the DigiPen Institute of Technology started with the idea of using video… Read More

Blue Origin and other aerospace ventures offer ‘Brookie’ fellowships for women

News Brief: The online application window has just opened for the Brooke Owens Fellowship program, which offers paid internships for… Read More

Women and minorities make one more giant leap for AP computer science testing

A year ago, the College Board saw the numbers of female students and underrepresented minority students taking the Advanced Placement… Read More

From Amazon to Zillow, new coalition of tech titans will rally their workers around city’s tough problems

Seattle’s tech industry and the rest of this booming city are at odds like never before, and tech leaders acknowledge… Read More

Teens turn to robots in University of Washington study aimed at measuring stress levels

Teenagers accustomed to growing up with technology and even conversing with various forms of it should take comfort in research… Read More

TLDR: Amazon plans to open health clinics, Steve & Connie Ballmer’s $59M commitment for at-risk students, Samsung smart speaker

Today’s featured stories Report: Amazon plans internal healthcare clinics for employees at Seattle headquarters Steve and Connie Ballmer commit $59M… Read More

Hey, roomie, I’m Alexa: Saint Louis University putting 2,300 Amazon Echo Dots in student housing

Students headed back to school at one university this fall will be getting to know a new kind of roommate… Read More

Steve and Connie Ballmer commit $59M to case management software to help vulnerable kids

In the years since Steve Ballmer left his role as Microsoft’s chief executive, he’s dedicated his time to passion projects,… Read More

DreamBox Learning raises $130M, adds former U.S. Education Secretary to board

DreamBox Learning, the Bellevue, Wash., maker of an adaptive K-8 math education platform, announced Tuesday that it has raised a… Read More

TLDR: MLB commentary with robots, flying cars, facial recognition in schools

Today’s featured stories MLB partners with Amazon Web Services to predict pitches and analyze live games with robots Agent 007… Read More

Safety over privacy? RealNetworks to offer free facial recognition technology to K-12 schools

RealNetworks, the Seattle company best known for pioneering streaming media in the early days of the web, is deploying a surprising… Read More

Put down your devices and be a kid while you still can: Advice for graduating 5th graders, and all of us

My 11-year-old son’s transition from elementary school to middle school will bring with it plenty of big changes. There will be… Read More

Hey, kids: Put a rocket in space and win a million dollars in Base 11 Space Challenge

News Brief: Students from colleges and universities in the U.S. and Canada are being recruited for the Base 11 Space… Read More

Boeing partners with Degreed.com as part of $100M workforce education investment

Boeing is launching new educational initiatives to follow through on its pledge to spend $100 million of its federal tax… Read More

Startup Spotlight: Mom starts education company with sons to spark next-generation of entrepreneurs

Soojung Smith thought entrepreneurship was a grownup pursuit. Then her sons schooled her. The up-and-coming Generation Z-cohort that includes her… Read More

Google picks Seattle third grader’s doodle as Washington state winner in annual contest

A Seattle third grader’s colorful doodle has been recognized by Google as Washington state’s finalist in a competition looking for… Read More

High school seniors from across Washington state commit to STEM by signing letters of intent

Top athletes may get much of the attention when it comes to signing days and committing to a university to… Read More

With initial backing from Jeff Bezos, Maveron and others, coding bootcamp General Assembly sells for $412.5M

General Assembly, which helps people learn technical skills such as Web development, data analytics and user interface design, is selling… Read More

University of Washington computer science school lands $3 million in state funding to double program

There are tens of thousands of open technology jobs in Washington state because there aren’t enough candidates trained in the… Read More

Startup Spotlight: Facebook and Microsoft vets build coding education marketplace Educative

Unable to find a continuing education platform to learn new coding techniques, languages, and skills, Fahim ul Haq and Naeem ul… Read More

Podcast

Geared Up Podcast: Can Apple catch up in the classroom with its new $299 iPad?

Apple was once a force in education technology. Today, it falls a distant third in U.S. schools, behind Google’s popular… Read More

Top schools for AI: New study ranks the leading U.S. artificial intelligence grad programs

Artificial intelligence is poised to become one of the most disruptive technologies of the century. A new study of the… Read More

Homework would be bus work in Microsoft’s plan to bring internet access to kids in rural areas

School kids in rural Michigan who have less-than-adequate internet connections at home could get some homework done on the bus… Read More

Reality check: Microsoft Windows gains in U.S. schools in 2017, but Google remains dominant

The latest numbers from market research firm Futuresource are slightly better news for Microsoft in a U.S. K-12 education market… Read More

MIT President Rafael Reif believes that tech, science and students can change the world

Can a better understanding of human intelligence make for smarter machines? Rafael Reif thinks so. He’s an internationally renowned electrical… Read More

Inside the mind of Duolingo CEO Luis von Ahn as $700M language learning startup eyes IPO in 2020

PITTSBURGH — At times, it’s hard to keep up with Luis von Ahn. The Duolingo CEO and co-founder speaks quickly,… Read More

Podcast

GeekWire Podcast: MIT’s president on human intelligence and the quest for smarter machines

Can a better understanding of human intelligence make for smarter machines? We explored that topic this week with Rafael Reif,… Read More

Niche raises $6.6M, aims to be one of Pittsburgh’s ‘game-changing’ startups with school and neighborhood reviews

PITTSBURGH — To get Pittsburgh’s tech ecosystem on another level, the city’s startup scene could use more homegrown companies that… Read More

Seattle startup vet raises cash for stealthy AstrumU, looks to bring efficiency to higher education with machine learning

Adam Wray sees plenty of inefficiency in the $600 billion higher education arena. And the Seattle entrepreneur — who previously… Read More