Citing the lack of professional role models as one reason for a “dearth of women in computing,” Microsoft looked inward on Monday in an effort to inspire more young girls… Read More
From the outside, TAF Academy is not much to look at. Housed in a series of bland, portable classrooms — tucked like an afterthought between a middle school and elementary… Read More
Three universities and scores of other educational programs stand to benefit from $6 million in grants from the Boeing Co. – a bonanza that’s designed to boost the company’s future… Read More
Tech engineers and managers struggling to improve productivity and performance could take a lesson from preschoolers. A new study from the University of Washington finds that just the feeling of working… Read More
Four Washington educators are among the 213 mathematics and science teachers named by President Obama Monday as recipients of the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching. The prestigious award… Read More
If you’ve been to a school science fair in the last decade or two, you already know that they’ve moved well beyond the era of sloppily erupting papier-mâché volcanoes in… Read More
Celebrate Earth Day with two industries that have shaped Seattle: fishing and technology. The third annual Fishackathon is hosted by the U.S. Department of State and invites coders to apply tech… Read More
Working in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) is a pretty sweet gig. In addition to job security and high pay, employees in these fields tend to experience more satisfaction at… Read More
Seattle’s thriving tech industry is driving a population boom, attracting large numbers of transplants to its fast-growing job market. A new report from PayScale isn’t likely to pump the brakes… Read More
It was like any other Startup Weekend, except the participants were a bit shorter and a bit younger. More than 50 girls set up shop at Seattle’s Lake Washington Girls Middle School… Read More
View image | gettyimages.com Computer science education supporters have spent six years working to get two simple words included in the sweeping rewrite of U.S. education policy that President Barack… Read More
For Rutha Nuguse, access to technology has always meant opportunity. It’s a lesson she’s been living since she first began teaching herself computer skills at 16. She leveraged those skills to earn… Read More
Translating technical concepts into compelling art is no easy feat. But that didn’t stop muralist Guillaume Wiatr from creating nine incredible, giant art boards during our recent GeekWire Summit. “The first thing… Read More
Our annual giving campaign called Geeks Give Back, brought to you in partnership with our friends at Bank of America, is 21 days old today. And this little bundle of joy — the… Read More
Madrona Venture Group is celebrating its 20th anniversary this month, and it is doing so with two large gifts to non-profit efforts that support STEM education efforts in Washington state.… Read More
Tech companies have long embraced the idea that the more welcoming and comfortable you make a space, the greater the chance that workers will want to spend more time there.… Read More
The Boeing Co. and June Boeing today announced a $30 million donation to the Museum of Flight to expand its science, technology, engineering, and math-related (STEM) education opportunities, particularly for underrepresented… Read More
At 15 years old, Sriharshita Musunuri has a resume that would be impressive for a graduate student. Which is all the more impressive, because she’s a freshman in high school. The… Read More
When Seattle angel investor Gary Rubens meets with entrepreneurs, they often ask him about his foundation and how he uses his own money to support local non-profit programs. “Over and over I hear entrepreneurs saying that… Read More
One of the biggest challenges in the world of science and technology is gender diversity — boosting the number of women going into technical fields. So what about starting with the… Read More
This week the National Partnership for Women and Families released a report on U.S. wages, timed with Equal Pay Day. The report was not a celebration of gender equality in the workplace,… Read More
Steampunk and STEM are two of the hottest buzzwords of 2015, but it’s rare to see the two vastly different trends collide. Unless you live in Seattle. Local non-profit 501… Read More
The chart above tells quite a story. That blue line — the one that looks like a hockey stick — shows how interest in computer science from freshmen at the University of Washington in Seattle… Read More
Everybody wants to learn how to code — well, at least it certainly seems that way. The latest “intended major” statistics from the incoming freshmen class at the University of… Read More
If you graduated with a science, tech, engineering or math degree — also known as “STEM” — and want to increase your chances of landing a gig, there are some… Read More
Two Washington CEOs — and former Microsoft colleagues — made a Top 100 CEO list for executives that were recognized for making a difference in science, technology, engineering and math… Read More
Students across Washington did some serious algebra work this week — and I mean serious like 400,000 problems in four days kind of work. As part of the Washington State Algebra Challenge,… Read More
The incredible talent that the University of Washington pumps out every year was on display during Tuesday’s Seattle Tech Meetup, as five startups with UW ties gave five-minute pitches to… Read More
Video games are making their way into Washington schools early next month and for all the right reasons. Using an iteration of a learning app called DragonBox, the Washington State Algebra Challenge is… Read More
Washington high schools will now allow computer science classes to count as a math or science requirement toward high school graduation. Today at Seattle’s Rainier Beach High School, Washington Governor… Read More