Articles about Education – Page 11 of 20

Why UW president Ana Mari Cauce is so hopeful: Students melding entrepreneurship with social good

There’s a lot of cynicism in today’s world as the politics of hate and fear reverberate across the country, and… Read More

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg: Here is what China is getting right

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg continued his charm offensive in China this week, meeting with the country’s propaganda tsar and going on… Read More

Paul Allen bankrolls 611 teacher projects in Washington state in celebrity ‘flash funding’ initiative

Hundreds of schools in Washington state — 329 of them, to be exact — are in for a surprise. Microsoft co-founder… Read More

Public universities don’t reveal how student data is shared with local law enforcement and feds

Apple’s refusal to unlock an iPhone for the FBI has sparked a legal war, and a nationwide debate over law… Read More

Biotech startup Engage wins the University of Washington’s first Health Innovation Challenge

The University of Washington held its first annual Health Innovation Challenge (HIC) Thursday—bringing innovators in entrepreneurship, business and health science… Read More

Startup Spotlight: CPEsuite is a peer-to-peer marketplace for continuing professional education

Early last year, Evan Hiner, Gary Knopp, and Jassen Bowman connected at a Startup Weekend event over the shared goal… Read More

President Obama’s new ‘Computer Science For All’ plan puts $4B toward tech education in schools

A new program called “Computer Science For All,” announced today by President Obama, proposes more than $4 billion in funding for schools… Read More

Microsoft acquires MinecraftEdu, plans new ‘Education Edition’ of blockbuster game

More than a year after its $2.5 billion acquisition of Minecraft maker Mojang, Microsoft says it’s buying MinecraftEdu — a version of the… Read More

Here’s why tennis legend Andre Agassi is at the big CES tech show

LAS VEGAS — It’s not surprising that Andre Agassi is in Vegas this week, given that he lives in the region. But… Read More

Seattle robotics club wants to be a national model for making STEM accessible to all students

The push for STEM education is evident in schools, clubs and community centers just about everywhere. But Delaney Foster saw… Read More

University of Washington adds data science master’s program to meet demand in job market

With the explosion of cloud computing, machine learning and other data-intensive projects throughout the tech field, companies are struggling to… Read More

President Obama signs law that designates computer science as part of a ‘well-rounded education’

View image | gettyimages.com Computer science education supporters have spent six years working to get two simple words included in… Read More

Geeks Give Back: UW student Rutha Nuguse says ‘In 10 years, I’ll have my own innovation center — and I’ll be hiring’

For Rutha Nuguse, access to technology has always meant opportunity. It’s a lesson she’s been living since she first began teaching herself… Read More

Geeks Give Back: Momentum building as we near the halfway mark of our STEM education campaign

GeekWire’s Geeks Give Back campaign, brought to you in conjunction with Bank of America, is 28 days old today. That means… Read More

Geeks Give Back, Week 3: Big strides for STEM education — but your help is still needed

Our annual giving campaign called Geeks Give Back, brought to you in partnership with our friends at Bank of America, is… Read More

DubHacks: Remote cat feeders, disease detectors and other inventions at this 24-hour caffeine-fueled university hackathon

Hundreds of students and hackers from across the globe gathered at the University of Washington last weekend for the second… Read More

Madrona supports STEM education, makes biggest donation yet to Geeks Give Back campaign

Madrona Venture Group is celebrating its 20th anniversary this month, and it is doing so with two large gifts to… Read More

How personalized learning can reshape education: Insights from a special Gates Foundation panel

Buy the textbook. Attend lectures. Take tests. Get graded on a curve. This is the way most people remember their college… Read More

Researchers build extra brainy smart homes to monitor aging adults

The smart homes coming out of Washington State University have a higher IQ than your average cyber-enhanced abode. Their homes… Read More

Join our Geeks Give Back campaign and help raise money to fund STEM education

Every day we hear stories about the labor shortage in the tech industry, and how not enough students are studying… Read More

Kids combine entrepreneur academy and tech tools to launch successful ventures

There were definitely some snags en route to the launch of SuziLlo Designer Backpacks. The first crack at a prototype… Read More

The importance of mentors when you’re learning to code

Until March, I was working as a clinical psychologist. I decided to switch gears and pursue a career in computer… Read More

UW researchers build wearable sensor that could help people shrink their carbon footprint

The coolest thing about a new electromagnetic-radiation sensing device from the University of Washington might be the elegant simplicity of… Read More

Coding Dojo partners with Redlight Traffic to teach victims of human trafficking how to code

Seattle-area code school Coding Dojo is introducing a new program called Impact Scholarships, for students who want to use their coding… Read More

Startup Weekend EDU finds new home following UP Global acquisition

Startup Weekend EDU, an offshoot of the popular 54-hour Startup Weekend entrepreneurial bootcamps, has a new home. The organization is… Read More

Boeing CTO: Here’s what I look for when hiring recent grads

Technical fundamentals and an entrepreneurial mindset — this is what Boeing looks for when hiring new graduates. At least that’s according… Read More

University of Washington graduates record numbers in computer science, but it is still not enough

Here’s a good sign that computer science is on the right track at the University of Washington. The graduation festivities… Read More

Microsoft gives $10M to University of Washington for new computer science building

Microsoft wants to help more University of Washington students study computer science, and it’s making a big donation to help make… Read More

Computer science education bill gets Wash. governor’s signature, establishes funding and standards for teaching programming

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee signed House Bill 1813 into law today. The law establishes K–12 education standards for computer science courses, in… Read More

Unicorns do exist! Meeting my Ada Developers Academy classmates

[Editor’s Note: In this special series, clinical psychologist Sally Moore chronicles her journey from therapist to coder, as she leaves… Read More