Articles about Education – Page 8 of 20

With initial backing from Jeff Bezos, Maveron and others, coding bootcamp General Assembly sells for $412.5M

General Assembly, which helps people learn technical skills such as Web development, data analytics and user interface design, is selling… Read More

University of Washington computer science school lands $3 million in state funding to double program

There are tens of thousands of open technology jobs in Washington state because there aren’t enough candidates trained in the… Read More

Startup Spotlight: Facebook and Microsoft vets build coding education marketplace Educative

Unable to find a continuing education platform to learn new coding techniques, languages, and skills, Fahim ul Haq and Naeem ul… Read More

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Geared Up Podcast: Can Apple catch up in the classroom with its new $299 iPad?

Apple was once a force in education technology. Today, it falls a distant third in U.S. schools, behind Google’s popular… Read More

Top schools for AI: New study ranks the leading U.S. artificial intelligence grad programs

Artificial intelligence is poised to become one of the most disruptive technologies of the century. A new study of the… Read More

Homework would be bus work in Microsoft’s plan to bring internet access to kids in rural areas

School kids in rural Michigan who have less-than-adequate internet connections at home could get some homework done on the bus… Read More

Reality check: Microsoft Windows gains in U.S. schools in 2017, but Google remains dominant

The latest numbers from market research firm Futuresource are slightly better news for Microsoft in a U.S. K-12 education market… Read More

MIT President Rafael Reif believes that tech, science and students can change the world

Can a better understanding of human intelligence make for smarter machines? Rafael Reif thinks so. He’s an internationally renowned electrical… Read More

Inside the mind of Duolingo CEO Luis von Ahn as $700M language learning startup eyes IPO in 2020

PITTSBURGH — At times, it’s hard to keep up with Luis von Ahn. The Duolingo CEO and co-founder speaks quickly,… Read More

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GeekWire Podcast: MIT’s president on human intelligence and the quest for smarter machines

Can a better understanding of human intelligence make for smarter machines? We explored that topic this week with Rafael Reif,… Read More

Niche raises $6.6M, aims to be one of Pittsburgh’s ‘game-changing’ startups with school and neighborhood reviews

PITTSBURGH — To get Pittsburgh’s tech ecosystem on another level, the city’s startup scene could use more homegrown companies that… Read More

Seattle startup vet raises cash for stealthy AstrumU, looks to bring efficiency to higher education with machine learning

Adam Wray sees plenty of inefficiency in the $600 billion higher education arena. And the Seattle entrepreneur — who previously… Read More

What makes Pittsburgh different as an edtech hub? Collaboration — and Mister Rogers

Ask those in Pittsburgh’s thriving education technology community what makes the city different from other edtech hubs such as Silicon… Read More

Pittsburgh forges a new future, remaking iconic steel town into a modern innovation factory

Decades before the NBA and Shark Tank, years before making his fortune in tech, Mark Cuban was a kid growing… Read More

Minecraft gets free chemistry update, schools get HoloLens discounts as Microsoft ups edtech game

Microsoft is upping its STEM game by introducing new chemistry and computer science options for Minecraft: Education Edition. Plus, the… Read More

Global education technology investment hits record $9.5B, but K-20 is only 21% of the total

Seattle-area market research firm Metaari has released its annual tally of global edtech investment, and the numbers are eye-popping. Across… Read More

Geeks Give Back: Thanks to you, we raised $1.1M to support STEM students in Washington state

This was the third year in a row that GeekWire teamed up with Bank of America to raise money for… Read More

My holiday gamble: Can video games help shift my daughter’s view of technology?

After Christmases dominated by all manner of crafty and conventionally-girlie gifts — paint sets, a sewing machine, an American Girl… Read More

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An ‘awesome year’? Gates Foundation CEO Sue Desmond-Hellmann has a radical view on 2017

It would be easy for Sue Desmond-Hellmann, CEO of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, to look back on 2017… Read More

Code.org raises $12M from Gates Foundation, Infosys, PwC to expand computer science education

Code.org just raised another $12 million to help students around the world learn about computer science. The Seattle-based non-profit on… Read More

VitalSource acquires Intrepid Learning, will create combined corporate training platform

VitalSource, a Raleigh, N.C.-based digital learning platform with more than 20 million users worldwide, today announced the acquisition of Intrepid Learning,… Read More

Amazon consumer chief announces $10M donation to Code.org, says STEM education is a key factor in HQ2 search

Amazon Worldwide Consumer CEO Jeff Wilke stressed the importance of computer science education in public schools at the GeekWire Summit… Read More

Tune House welcomes new tech-minded women scholars at UW and Melinda Gates pays a visit

Melinda Gates is obviously a champion of creating opportunities for women in technology. On Wednesday morning she was in Florida… Read More

White House commits $200M per year for K-12 computer science education

Today, President Donald Trump signed a memorandum directing Education Secretary Betsy Devos to improve K-12 computer science education. The memo… Read More

Photos from GIX launch: New tech institute helps elevate Seattle region as global tech hub

The Seattle region and the state of Washington just got another big boost to elevate its reputation as a global… Read More

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What you need to know about GIX, the new UW-China tech school that promotes entrepreneurship

After five years of planning, GIX is ready to open its doors to future entrepreneurs. The Global Innovation Exchange, also… Read More

Geek of the Week: With ambitious head start, Zane Young heads to WSU to learn more about robotics

Zane Young loves to build things, and as an incoming freshman at Washington State University, he’s going to build on… Read More

Working Geek: ‘Cirkled in’ founder Reetu Gupta aims to streamline college admissions

Three years ago, Reetu Gupta found herself asking the agonizing question that plagues thousands of parents of high school students:… Read More

Bill Gates learns engineering like a 5-year-old in lesson from Washington’s Teacher of the Year

Despite all of his success, Bill Gates is always eager to learn something new. And the Microsoft co-founder is inspired… Read More

Education tech company Promethean picks ‘global tech hub’ of Seattle for new HQ

Seattle just added a new corporate headquarters. Promethean, an educational technology company owned by Chinese Internet powerhouse NetDragon Websoft Holdings Limited,… Read More