The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will provide $75 million over the next four years to increase enrollment in post-secondary education programs in Washington state. The endeavor is the new… Read More
— Washington STEM announced Milton Lang as the education nonprofit’s new CEO. He has a doctorate in higher education administration from Washington State University and was most recently vice president… Read More
In June, The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced that it hired Angela Jones, the well-regarded CEO of Washington STEM, the statewide education nonprofit that connects underserved students with STEM… Read More
— Seattle startup Karat added a new board member and vice president of interview delivery. Twitch Chief Operating Officer Sara Clemens has been added to Karat’s independent advisory board. Prior… Read More
In the often dark, disorienting days of COVID-19, Angela Jones finds a twinkle of hope in her plastic, Costco-bought Christmas tree. As the pandemic took root last winter, she left… Read More
This year, the Washington STEM Summit brought together more than 300 leaders in government, education, community and business — including Rev. Jesse Jackson and Washington Gov. Jay Inslee. Washington STEM… Read More
Education nonprofit Washington STEM is receiving a $75,000 grant from SAP Concur to help it expand student opportunities to explore STEM careers. The Seattle-based organization announced Thursday that it’s been… Read More
Top athletes may get much of the attention when it comes to signing days and committing to a university to continue playing a particular sport. But in Seattle on Monday,… Read More
The 2018 winner of the GeekWire Awards‘ Geek of the Year will join the ranks of Northwest heavy hitters working to do good using technology. That includes last year’s pick,… Read More
Caroline King has devoted her career to giving young people better access to economic opportunity, particularly through education. Seven years ago, she co-founded Washington STEM, and today serves as the CEO… Read More