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TalentSpring founder Bryan Starbuck emerges with stealthy new startup

Seattle entrepreneur Bryan Starbuck — who sold the online recruiting company TalentSpring last year to Talent Technology– is getting back… Read More

No more slacking in class: Highlighter unveils Groups to boost student engagement

As students head back to college campuses this fall, here’s a new technology from a Seattle startup which might change… Read More

Venture capitalist Vinod Khosla coming to Seattle for Startup Weekend Edu

Venture capitalist Vinod Khosla plans to deliver one of the keynote addresses at the upcoming Startup Weekend Edu event, which… Read More

‘Portal’ in the classroom? Valve joins White House in education technology initiative

“Digital Promise” is a new education technology initiative rolled out by the U.S. Department of Education yesterday, with Congressional support,… Read More

The entrepreneurial ‘petri dish’ at General Assembly, and why one geek would love to see it in Seattle

Let’s get one thing cleared up right away. TeachStreet founder Dave Schappell’s investment in General Assembly does not indicate that… Read More

Practical Nerd: Irresistible startups, immovable education

I’ve advised a number of startups over the years and have been directly part of at least two. I discovered… Read More

Solving the jobs problem: A new kind of unemployment benefit

In the midst of an unprecedented challenging jobs situation and in honor of Labor Day, let’s all come together to… Read More

Ex-Microsoft exec kickstarts new social network for college kids

Creating a social network for college kids might seem like a foolhardy pursuit given Facebook’s historic roots in that market.… Read More

Tech Moves: Reed Hastings hands over chairman reins at DreamBox Learning; and more

Reed Hastings is one busy guy. In addition to running Netflix, the Internet entrepreneur also serves on the boards of… Read More

Nerd Notes: Aviation High School launches with a rocket; Paul Allen’s private island for sale; and more

Cheezburger has added to its line-up of weird and wacky sites. Introducing “Bronies.” Men and boys who love the animated… Read More

Meet the 15-year-old whose game wowed the crowd at DigiPen’s summer camp

For Jeannette Yu, a 15-year old art-loving teen, stepping into a gaming programmer’s shoes for a two-week long summer camp… Read More

Helping kids learn via games: Microsoft donates $15 million to new education effort

Kids love computer games. But they don’t always love cracking text books in the classroom. A new effort, supported by… Read More

Chart: Washington state sheds jobs as tech companies lament tight talent pool in Seattle

It may be too early to call it a “double dip.” But Washington state’s job growth slowed in May, as… Read More

SBA Chief Counsel for Advocacy Winslow Sargeant on H1-B visas, Startup Weekend and more

Dr. Winslow Sargeant, the chief counsel for the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Office of Advocacy, is in Seattle this week to… Read More

Practical Nerd: Three ‘secrets’ of the digital classroom

If you think you understand what’s happening in digital education because you follow digital consumer or business developments, think again.… Read More

Q&A: Weather guru Cliff Mass on science, math, Carl Sagan, coastal radar … and whatever else he wants to talk about

Cliff Mass, a professor of atmospheric sciences at the University of Washington, found himself in a tempest of a different… Read More

New Stanford Law building is amazing, and it comes courtesy of an ex-Microsoftie

Stanford University has minted plenty of Silicon Valley high-tech millionaires and billionaires over the years. But Microsoft money helped pay… Read More

Startup Spotlight: Our School Pages looks to transform school Web sites

Rajeev Goel was in the midst of building his new startup. But he still had time to organize his daughter’s… Read More

How to woo students to Windows PCs: Give them a free Xbox 360?

This will either be considered a stroke of marketing genius, or a blight on the educational system as we know… Read More

State university computer science faculty fear deeper cuts as pressure builds on WWU

Western Washington University’s computer science department isn’t the only one encountering the harsh realities of the state budget crisis. Eastern… Read More

Lakeside leads the charge for elite new ‘Global Online Academy’

In her role as the board chair of Lakeside School, Connie Ballmer announced that the Seattle institution is teaming up… Read More

‘Google creeps me out,’ and other comments of the week

Our stories this past week about Western Washington University’s proposal to cut its computer science department sparked one of the… Read More

Entrepreneurs: Born or made?

Can you actually teach people to be entrepreneurs? That question is open to debate. But a recent Zogby survey indicates… Read More

Pressure mounts on Western Washington University to preserve computer science department

The Washington Technology Industry Association and the Technology Alliance — two of the largest technology member organizations in the state… Read More

Computer science grads entertain juicy offers as tech hiring heats up (Video)

King 5 takes a look at the tech hiring boom in Seattle, focusing on Google’s growth plans and talking to… Read More

Western Washington Provost: Computer science department needs to step up to the future

Western Washington University Provost Catherine Riordan says she hasn’t made a final decision about the fate of the university’s computer… Read More

Western Washington University computer science department faces the ax despite tech worker shortage

Western Washington University is considering eliminating or drastically reducing its computer science department, a proposal that comes amid a growing… Read More

Video game school picks Seattle Center for new campus

With companies such as Big Fish, PopCap, Nintendo, Microsoft and Valve, Seattle is a well established center for video game development.… Read More

Bill Gates pledges $20M to support game-based learning

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has pledged $20 million to support new “game-based learning applications” in math, English and… Read More

University of Washington team wins National Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition

Next time your business is under a cyber attack, you may want to pick up the phone and call Alexei Czeskis. Czeskis… Read More

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