Online education startup Treehouse raises $7M to teach geeks new tech skills Online education startup Treehouse has raised $7 million in fresh funding from Kaplan, Social + Capital Partnership and others. The money… Read More
CFOs on the hot seat: Students tell Expedia and Zillow execs how they could improve Expedia’s Mark Okerstrom and Zillow’s Chad Cohen are accustomed to fielding tough questions from Wall Street analysts. But the chief… Read More
8 reasons why I left college to pursue my startup idea Higher education is very important for certain professions. I wouldn’t want surgery from a doctor who learned on YouTube. I… Read More
How big data will transform politics, education and just about everything else Big data requires big thinkers. And some of Seattle’s top minds — from University of Washington computer scientist Oren Etzioni… Read More
Startup Spotlight: Online art classes look to inspire a new breed of innovators Nearly every day we hear about the importance of STEM education — science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. But what about the… Read More
Video: Mark Zuckerberg tells the story of how he inspired one kid to code Code.org, the non-profit created by entrepreneurs Ali and Hadi Partovi, continues to gain momentum around its public relations campaign stressing… Read More
Podcast GeekWire Radio: How data, technology and analytics are reshaping education Our topic this week on the GeekWire radio show: The future of education, and how technology is changing the experience… Read More
Washington bill could make CSE classes count for math, science credit A new bill in the Washington State Legislature may allow computer science classes to count as a math or science requirement… Read More
Code.org video featuring Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg and other coding geeks goes viral Code.org, the non-profit created by entrepreneurs Ali and Hadi Partovi, has struck a nerve with its video about the importance… Read More
Startup vet, aeronautical expert to lead University of Washington’s college of engineering The University of Washington continues to undergo a radical transformation under the direction of president Michael Young. And today the… Read More
Marc Andreessen, Jack Dorsey, Ron Conway and others join Code.org to boost computer science education in the U.S. Seattle entrepreneur Hadi Partovi is on a mission to transform computer science education in the U.S. And Partovi is off… Read More
Khan Academy’s Salman Khan on startups, technology and why he uses Windows Salman Khan is known for his educational videos, and his Khan Academy is a non-profit venture, but he has all… Read More
Bill Gates’ Annual Letter: How measurement can change the world Bill Gates published his fifth annual letter today and wrote that accurate measurements and clear goals are the keys to improving the… 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
We need more geeks: Hadi and Ali Partovi form Code.org to solve the computer science education crisis Ali and Hadi Partovi have used their entrepreneurial talents to change the music, advertising and communications industries. Now, the twin… Read More
Bill Gates to keynote SXSWedu conference While much of the tech world’s attention is focused on Las Vegas and the Consumer Electronics Show (and Microsoft’s lack… Read More
Geek of the Week: Microsoft’s new U.S. education leader makes an impact in Kenya Microsoft this morning named Margo Day as its new vice president of U.S. education, leading the team that works with… Read More
Newsmakers 2012: UW president Michael Young shines a light on startups Are startups in the DNA of the University of Washington? If not right now, they will be once President Michael… Read More
Seattle mayor to give Ignite talk — here’s hoping it’s a trend Politicians and city leaders, as a group, aren’t generally known for their brevity. But Mike McGinn, the mayor of Seattle,… Read More
Waste plastics to composting toilets: UW students win big with 3-D printer concept A group of University of Washington students have won first prize in the 3D4D Challenge, earning $100,000 for a giant… Read More
Here comes another tech bubble — in education I’m the kind of guy who worries when something gets too popular. I looked askance at novels (especially science fiction)… Read More
Education startup CreativeLive raises $7.5M, names digital media vet Mika Salmi CEO CreativeLive, a Seattle and San Francisco startup that hosts online classes to help people learn new skills or hobbies, has… Read More
GeekWire Debate: Why Barack Obama should get your vote for president I’m not a partisan. I’m nominally a Democrat, but I served as co-chair (with Marc Benioff) of George W. Bush’s… Read More
UW computer science profs immortalized in Google T-shirt Ed Lazowska and Hank Levy are two of the University of Washington’s best known computer science professors. And while they… Read More
U.S. Census Bureau opens new research center at UW The U.S. Census Bureau and the University of Washington today formally announced the opening of a new Census Research Data… Read More
Meet the GoldieBlox: An engineering toy just for girls Well, this is interesting timing. I’m currently at the Harvey Nash CIO event in downtown Seattle where panelists are discussing… Read More
Study: The top 10 cities, jobs and employers for computer science grads Earlier this year, we chronicled the career paths of 21 recent University of Washington computer science and engineering graduates, asking… Read More
Amazon’s new tablet rival: Toys R Us unveils the $150 kid-friendly Tabeo Everyone wants to be a tablet maker these days it seems. And the latest entrant is one that could offer… Read More
Meet the 7 startup teams in StudentRND’s summer incubator We’ve written about StudentRND in the past, and we’re always impressed with the projects that these students are kicking around. Earlier… Read More
