Articles about Education – Page 5 of 20

Seattle-area school district closes due to COVID-19, will move 23K students to online learning

Online learning will be put to the test for a Seattle area school district as it shuts down for two… Read More

NASA astronaut and Seattle schoolkids celebrate the science of socks in space

Astronauts on the International Space Station get thick calluses on the tops of their feet instead of the bottoms, but… Read More

Watch Seattle students chat with orbiting NASA astronaut Jessica Meir about socks in space

Hundreds of middle-school and high-school students will gather at Seattle’s Museum of Flight on Monday to chat with NASA astronaut… Read More

GIX 2.0: U.S.-China tech institute revamps program as Shwetak Patel steps up as interim director

The Global Innovation Exchange (GIX) is shaking things up. The first-of-its-kind educational institute — created by the University of Washington,… Read More

Jeff Bezos’ education philanthropy starts hiring for first tuition-free preschool in Seattle area

The educational philanthropy that Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos announced in 2018 is now hiring for a variety of roles in… Read More

Education startup helps students who are pursuing liberal arts get skills to compete in tech industry

College students who want to pursue the liberal arts subjects they’re passionate about can still get the technical training they… Read More

Online education company K12 Inc. acquires coding school Galvanize for $165M

Galvanize, a Denver-based company that offers startup office space and coding boot camp programs, has been acquired by online education… Read More

NASA lists nine potential names suggested by kids for its next Mars rover: Vote for your favorite

NASA and an army of nearly 4,700 volunteer judges have selected nine potential names for a rover that’s due to… Read More

Geek of the Week: Fred Hutch’s Jeanne Chowning committed to diversity and inclusion in science

Dr. Jeanne Ting Chowning is a lifelong educator with a passion for science — and a commitment to making sure… Read More

Kids devise a solution to stop distracted driving with project for FIRST LEGO League

Before they’re even old enough to drive a car, a team of kids competing in FIRST LEGO League robotics are… Read More

Zonar Systems hit with firmware glitch affecting school bus fleet management devices

Zonar Systems, a Seattle-based company that provides electronic fleet inspection and tracking systems for public and private fleets, experienced a… Read More

Kids on FIRST LEGO League robotics team take an idea for safer streets all the way to city officials

Each year, participants in the FIRST LEGO League robotics competition are presented with a challenge which they must take on… Read More

Hey, kids: Name NASA’s 2020 Mars rover!

NASA says a student will provide the official name for its 2020 Mars rover, continuing a tradition that began 16… Read More

Geek of the Week: Annee Ngo engages students with e-sports tied to education and real money

The popular belief may be that gaming and e-sports can serve to distract kids from focusing on what’s “really important,”… Read More

Kids re-enact moon landing in robot challenge at Univ. of Washington — and win trips to NASA sites

Middle and high school students from across Washington state competed in a robotics challenge last week at the University of… Read More

Univ. of Washington names veteran data scientist to lead booming computer science school into new era

Professor Magdalena Balazinska has long been considered a leader in data management and data science at the University of Washington’s… Read More

Geek of the Week: Researcher, writer, mom Amanda Sullivan pushes importance of STEM for young girls

As a young girl, Amanda Sullivan never met any female engineers or scientists. She was never encouraged to pursue a… Read More

Amazon commits $700M to retrain 100k employees, acknowledging impact of tech on jobs

Amazon is embarking on a $700 million effort to retrain its U.S. workforce, in a high-profile acknowledgment of the impact… Read More

How entrepreneurship and coding training programs build a path from prison to employment

Incarcerated people and entrepreneurs, generally speaking, share some key traits. Both are willing to embrace big risks and to work… Read More

OK Go contest winners will launch their cosmic creations on Blue Origin spaceship

Three students are getting ready for a space experiment that will use gravity and magnetism to simulate the origin of… Read More

Amazon teams with Seattle schools to inspire underserved students to pursue STEM and robotics

It was already pajama day in Sae Kang’s third grade class at John Muir Elementary School in Seattle on Tuesday.… Read More

Geek of the Week: ‘Secret superpower’ helps guide Hannah Werbel’s success at the Univ. of Washington

Hannah Werbel’s impact at the University of Washington was recognized early at the school when she was awarded the President’s… Read More

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Harvey Mudd President Maria Klawe has a message for computer science grads — and the tech industry

In the 13 years since Maria Klawe took over as president of Harvey Mudd College, she has surprised skeptics and… Read More

Univ. of Washington’s Husky Robotics is on a roll, as Mars rover offers students a big engineering project

A team from the University of Washington just returned from a competition on Mars. Or, Utah’s version of the Red… Read More

Seattle U breaking ground on ‘new heart’ of campus with $100M Center for Science & Innovation

Seattle University prepared to break ground Thursday on what it is calling the “new heart” of its Capitol Hill campus,… Read More

6 teams of Seattle-area students competing in national finals of Team America Rocketry Challenge

Six Seattle-area teams are among the 101 finalists who will compete in this weekend’s Team America Rocketry Challenge, the aerospace… Read More

Elon Musk with XPRIZE executives and winners

Backed by Elon Musk, Global Learning XPRIZE awards $10M to two tech teams

Two educational companies shared the $10 million top award in the Global Learning XPRIZE, a contest backed by Elon Musk,… Read More

White House proposal to tap Pell Grant fund casts a pall over NASA’s moon plans

Will NASA’s plan to land astronauts on the moon by 2024 fly with Congress? The Artemis program’s implications are still… Read More

Amazon contributing $3M to Seattle U’s Center for Science and Innovation to expand STEM reach

Amazon is making a $3 million contribution toward Seattle University’s new Center for Science and Innovation — a push that… Read More

Amazon pays $700,000 as part of pact with Washington state AG to crack down on toxic school supplies nationwide

Editor’s note: This story has been updated with details from Attorney General Bob Ferguson’s announcement at 11:47 PM on Thursday.… Read More