Washington state issues new COVID rules for universities and colleges ahead of fall term Washington state issued new guidelines for institutes of higher education Thursday as they prepare to re-open for the fall term.… 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
Microsoft gives teachers free early access to new Minecraft: Education Edition Minecraft, the wildly popular game that lets users create infinite worlds, is undoubtedly on many students’ minds as last days… Read More
New research says video-gaming kids are smarter and more social Conventional wisdom may still say video games are a bad thing, but the evidence is slowly piling up: Moderate video gaming… Read More
Startup Spotlight: Infinut builds mobile games to teach kids reading, math concepts When University of Washington instructor Ana Redmond noticed her daughter struggling with basic math in school, she decided to take matters… Read More
Apple lands $30M iPad contract with L.A. schools despite pushback As Microsoft continues to try and get Surface tablets in the hands of educators and students, Apple has just landed… Read More
Ballmer, Myhrvold make Top 100 list recognizing CEOs impacting science, tech education Two Washington CEOs — and former Microsoft colleagues — made a Top 100 CEO list for executives that were recognized… Read More
From shopping advice to walking devices, startups with UW ties show off their successful ideas The entrepreneurial talent coming out of the University of Washington was on full display Tuesday evening at the Paul G. Allen Center… Read More
UW partners with not-for-profit edX to offer free online courses In another attempt to help expand university-level instruction access on a wide scale, the University of Washington announced a new partnership Tuesday with… Read More
Bill Gates: Like athletes, teachers need their Vince Lombardi or John Wooden To improve upon something, we must learn, and to learn, we often seek guidance from others. For example, Michael Jordan… Read More
This startup builds apps for a million customers that learn in bite-sized snacks Technology is certainly changing and improving how people are educated today, and one Seattle startup is well on its way… Read More
Video game vet creates books you can play with, reaches $10K Kickstarter goal in 4 days It all added up for Joe Booth. Having spent 25 years in the video game industry at places like Microsoft,… Read More
‘Change My School’ raises money for schools with monthly video contests When his dream of becoming a professional baseball player didn’t pan out, Seattle native Bryce Anderson decided to switch his career… Read More
The future of education: What entrepreneurs need to know about entering the e-learning space The education space is a promising field that has garnered tons of investor attention. The numbers don’t lie: education technology raised… Read More
Windows virus causing havoc for school district in Microsoft’s backyard The laptops issued to students in the Lake Washington School District were supposed to accelerate learning, but now a nasty computer… Read More
