Commentary: We must prepare our systems of learning for future disruptions with equitable access to opportunity Washington’s K-12 system was woefully underprepared for the COVID-19 pandemic. While our educators have done an admirable job, too many… Read More
Back to the ‘Future Innovators’: 5 years later, kids adjust to an evolving and turbulent world Five years ago, budding 11-year-old Seattle scientist Rebecca Yeung was launching a homemade spacecraft high above Earth. The exploits with… Read More
Gov. Inslee allocating $24M for computing devices to help more Washington students get connected Gov. Jay Inslee is using $24 million in Coronavirus Relief Funds to purchase approximately 64,000 computing devices to help more… 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
GeekWire Summit: Treat teachers as ‘learning engineers,’ and other insights on future of education Educators, policymakers, students and parents need to recognize the pandemic and remote learning as an impetus for meaningful change in… Read More
‘Two Screens for Teachers’ to supply extra monitors in Seattle and puts out call for help in other cities Remote teaching is about to get a little bit easier for thousands of teachers in Seattle Public Schools. The nonprofit… 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
Seattle Public Schools’ return to remote learning gets off to rough start with technical problems [See below for back-to-school pictures submitted by GeekWire readers.] The first lesson in remote learning is apparently, “have patience.” As… Read More
