Students report that the operating system makes it easy to view information without opening applications. In this week’s Windows 8 Wednesday post the Microsoft in Education blog talks with Heiki Tähis, Head of IT and CIO of the Tallinn Polytechnic School in Estonia, about the school’s...

Here at Microsoft, we strive to offer great training and experiences for teachers across the world through our Partners in Learning program, like our Partners in Learning Network and the power it brings for teachers across the globe to collaborate. One of the most exciting programs we have is launching...

Last week the International Labour Organization released its latest figures on global employment , and the picture was bleak, especially for young people. The report showed almost 74 million youths unemployed globally with many more facing long-term unemployment. Unfortunately this is the tip of the...

Posted by Byron V. Garrett, Director of U.S. Innovative Schools Program, Microsoft Change is the one variable that seems to arrive late to the education sector, but is a constant nonetheless. With technological advancements in health care, government, business, and other industries one has to ask...

There is a strange thing happening in the world at the moment. In many countries youth unemployment is at levels rarely seen before, and yet employers are saying that there is a talent mismatch, and they cannot find workers skilled for the jobs they have. It is in this context that UNESCO and Microsoft...

(Cross-posted from Microsoft on the Issues blog ) Posted by Brad Smith General Counsel & Senior Vice President, Legal & Corporate Affairs, Microsoft Today, I had the opportunity to discuss the need for education and high-skilled immigration reform when I testified before the U.S. Senate...

(Cross-posted from the Official Microsoft Blog ) School may be out for summer, but for many highly-motivated teachers and school leaders, there is no break. Educators are hard at work scouring the Web and connecting with their peers, looking for new teaching ideas to inspire their kids next year and...

Last week I was at the CSTA Computer Science & Information Technology conference in New York City. One of the great thing about events like this is the hallway conversations that just happen. When you get a lot of interesting people together the conversations ...read more

Dr. Klawe describes her education and career journey from to becoming president of Harvey Mudd College to Microsoft's Board of Directors. Related posts: A View From The Top: Microsoft Board Member Helmut Panke Microsoft and Toyota Herald the Next ...read more

Keeping Microsoft's brand promise is the top role of the board. What's your university or school board's brand promise? No related posts. ...read more

One of the things that is special about this year’s Imagine Cup finals is the student social media team. The Microsoft Imagine Cup team set out to find the Microsoft Student Partners from around the world who are best suited to reporting the events from ...read more

I’m in New York for the worldwide finals of the Imagine Cup this weekend. On Monday I will move over the the Computer Science Teachers Association CS & IT Conference . For right now I an enjoying the excitement of 400 competitors from around the world ...read more

While the conversation about whether students should bring their own devices seems pressing pressing now, it is not the consumerization shift we need to get our collective heads around next. The next debate will be about how do we enable students to ...read more

Navigating the waters of your child’s education is sometimes a tough, emotionally charged project so I wanted to provide some help. Education is a hot topic these days and like so many other parents you are likely wondering: Where are the best ...read more

Microsoft Corp. today announced the selection of 72 additional educators to attend the 2011 Microsoft U.S. Innovative Education Forum (IEF). These finalists will be traveling to the Microsoft campus in Redmond in July to showcase the creative ways they ...read more

Bullying has been an unfortunately hot topic in recent months, though not something new in our school communities. What is new are the creative ways educators, parents and students are choosing to address this issue. For the Microsoft Partners in Learning 2011 U.S. Innovative Education Forum which I...