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UW entrepreneurship program pushes for ‘visceral’ learning experiences

The Buerk Center for Entrepreneurship at the University of Washington is revolutionizing students’ classroom experience by offering a set of… Read More

Meet President Obama’s former video game guru, now helping shape Seattle’s tech education efforts

For Mark DeLoura, returning to Seattle after two years working for the White House was a blast from the past.… Read More

Former Microsoft exec Charles Simonyi gives $5M to UW’s new computer science building

Charles and Lisa Simonyi are the latest high-profile donors to make big contributions for a second computer science building at the University of… Read More

Amazon launches STEM toy subscription service to ‘educate and excite’ budding young scientists

The earlier kids get started on STEM, the better off they’ll be. At least that’s where Amazon is placing another… Read More

University of Washington approves funding plan for new computer science building

Update, 1:45 p.m. PT: The Board of Regents officially approved the funding and budget plan this afternoon.  The University of Washington… Read More

New Amazon Web Services initiative aims to build supply of trained AWS workers in UK

Amazon Web Services, the world’s largest public-cloud company, has created enormous demand for AWS expertise at the growing number companies that… Read More

Investments in learning technology soar to more than $7B: Here’s where the money is going

Learning technologies — everything from educational video games to online employee training — have been around for decades, chugging along… Read More

This is how actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt thinks we can fix education, journalism, and government

LAS VEGAS — Joseph Gordon-Levitt, the lifelong actor who starred in Inception, 500 Days of Summer, and most recently Snowden, thinks online… Read More

We did it! Geeks Give Back campaign raises record $1.27M to fuel STEM education

We were a bit nervous earlier this year when we set a goal with our partners at Bank of America… Read More

Washington Gov. Inslee pushes for broad adoption of new computer science education standards

TUMWATER, Wash. — Gov. Jay Inslee wants 50 percent of Washington’s schools to meet new computer education standards by early… Read More

Why this 6th grader traveled from Colorado to Microsoft’s annual meeting — and what she asked the company’s top execs

Updated below with video. BELLEVUE, Wash. — Brad Smith, Microsoft’s president and chief legal officer, couldn’t help but remark on… Read More

Geek of the Week: After startup stint, StudentRND’s Tyler Menezes returns to focus on kids and coding

In 21 cities this weekend, kids will be inspired to fall in love with coding as part of CodeDay, an annual… Read More

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An engineering program with 40% women? How this Microsoft vet cracked the code for gender diversity

Many computer science and engineering departments across the U.S. are still struggling to bring more women into their programs, but a former Microsoft program… Read More

Amazon launches $3/month ‘Rapids’ reading app for kids, telling stories in the style of chat sessions

Since the beginning of smartphones, parents have been trying to get kids to put them down in favor of a… Read More

Startup Spotlight: Venture Kits helps expose kids to entrepreneurship with ‘business in a box’ toy

Most young children don’t say “CEO,” when asked what they want to be when they grow up. Leslie Feinzaig wants… Read More

What do kids really need to know about computer science? New roadmap wins widespread support

K-12 educators in the U.S. are struggling. Like everyone else, they know that computer technology is a well-paying, in-demand field… Read More

Genius vs. Grit: Psychologist Angela Duckworth tells Seattle crowd why hard work matters in football, business and life

Grits were on the menu Tuesday morning as the Washington State Opportunity Scholarship hosted their annual fundraising breakfast in downtown… Read More

CreativeLive iPhone

Online education platform CreativeLive launches new apps to expand access to vast video library

CreativeLive, the online education startup that helps users get smarter about everything from photography to music to money, is getting smarter… Read More

University of Washington announces campaign to raise $5 billion by 2020, in part to fuel STEM education

The University of Washington announced today an ambitious effort to raise $5 billion in philanthropic donations by 2020, with much… Read More

Brooke Owens on zero-G flight

Brooke Owens Fellowships will boost women in aerospace (and we’re helping)

Space industry pioneer Brooke Owens didn’t live long enough to reach the final frontier, but her life has inspired a… Read More

Amazon donates $10M for new University of Washington computer science building

Amazon is putting $10 million toward a second building for the University of Washington’s Computer Science & Engineering program, helping to… Read More

Inside the pioneering Seattle area school that’s shaking up how STEM education is taught

From the outside, TAF Academy is not much to look at. Housed in a series of bland, portable classrooms —… Read More

Kat Schaffer in Alternative Spring Break

Boeing awards $6 million in grants for STEM education (and its future workforce)

Three universities and scores of other educational programs stand to benefit from $6 million in grants from the Boeing Co.… Read More

Coding Bootcamp study

Coding bootcamp pays off: Grads report 64% increase in average salary, according to new study

Tech-minded students who graduate from a coding bootcamp are not only likely to land a job requiring the skills they learned,… Read More

What preschoolers can teach the tech industry about working on STEM problems

Tech engineers and managers struggling to improve productivity and performance could take a lesson from preschoolers. A new study from the… Read More

Can video games save the planet? Students and professors hope to inform and inspire with EarthGames

Millions of gamers love nail-biting, edge-of-your-couch “Call of Duty” scary games. Millions more adore cuddly, irresistible Pikachus, Eevees and Jigglypuffs.… Read More

GLOBE Observer app

NASA spotlights its GLOBE Observer smartphone app for citizen scientists

One of NASA’s longest-running citizen science programs isn’t just for kids anymore: A newly released app called GLOBE Observer can… Read More

Code Fellows wins approval to accept GI Bill to teach veterans how to code

Veterans in Washington state now have a chance to attend a very different kind of bootcamp using the GI Bill. The… Read More

Bill Gates Star Wars

The Jedi of Washington teachers schools Bill Gates on Star Wars and how it can connect to civil rights

Self-professed “big Star Wars fan” Bill Gates got a lesson in how the iconic sci-fi series can be used to… Read More

STEM

Four Washington math and science teachers among recipients of Presidential Award for Excellence

Four Washington educators are among the 213 mathematics and science teachers named by President Obama Monday as recipients of the Presidential Award… Read More

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