Articles about School

Seattle schools’ new cellphone rules are in effect — what it means for different kids, and why now

For years, the rules around cellphones in Seattle Public Schools depended largely on which school — or even which classroom — a student walked into. That ended today. Read More

Washington state issues new COVID rules for universities and colleges ahead of fall term

Washington state issued new guidelines for institutes of higher education Thursday as they prepare to re-open for the fall term.… Read More

Steve and Connie Ballmer commit $59M to case management software to help vulnerable kids

In the years since Steve Ballmer left his role as Microsoft’s chief executive, he’s dedicated his time to passion projects,… Read More

Microsoft gives teachers free early access to new Minecraft: Education Edition

Minecraft, the wildly popular game that lets users create infinite worlds, is undoubtedly on many students’ minds as last days… Read More

New research says video-gaming kids are smarter and more social

Conventional wisdom may still say video games are a bad thing, but the evidence is slowly piling up: Moderate video gaming… Read More

Startup Spotlight: Infinut builds mobile games to teach kids reading, math concepts

When University of Washington instructor Ana Redmond noticed her daughter struggling with basic math in school, she decided to take matters… Read More

Apple lands $30M iPad contract with L.A. schools despite pushback

As Microsoft continues to try and get Surface tablets in the hands of educators and students, Apple has just landed… Read More

Ballmer, Myhrvold make Top 100 list recognizing CEOs impacting science, tech education

Two Washington CEOs — and former Microsoft colleagues — made a Top 100 CEO list for executives that were recognized… Read More

From shopping advice to walking devices, startups with UW ties show off their successful ideas

The entrepreneurial talent coming out of the University of Washington was on full display Tuesday evening at the Paul G. Allen Center… Read More

UW partners with not-for-profit edX to offer free online courses

In another attempt to help expand university-level instruction access on a wide scale, the University of Washington announced a new partnership Tuesday with… Read More

Bill Gates: Like athletes, teachers need their Vince Lombardi or John Wooden

To improve upon something, we must learn, and to learn, we often seek guidance from others. For example, Michael Jordan… Read More

This startup builds apps for a million customers that learn in bite-sized snacks

Technology is certainly changing and improving how people are educated today, and one Seattle startup is well on its way… Read More

Video game vet creates books you can play with, reaches $10K Kickstarter goal in 4 days

It all added up for Joe Booth. Having spent 25 years in the video game industry at places like Microsoft,… 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

Windows virus causing havoc for school district in Microsoft’s backyard

The laptops issued to students in the Lake Washington School District were supposed to accelerate learning, but now a nasty computer… Read More