Week in Edtech 7/9/2025: OpenAI’s $28M K-12 Push, Meta’s Talent War, Higher Ground Bankruptcy, Teaching Lab + Relay Merger & More! Feat. Josh Reibel, Dreamscape Learn; Dr. Jennifer Cruz, Pendergast Elementary; & Thomas Thompson & Thomas Hummel, Eduaide.ai
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Join hosts Alex Sarlin and Ben Kornell as they explore the latest developments in education technology, from AI showdowns to immersive learning pilots and funding updates.
✨ Episode Highlights:
[00:02:00 ] OpenAI announces $28M K-12 AI training initiative with AFT, UFT, and Microsoft
[00:04:34 ] Gallup-Walton poll reveals 68% of teachers lack AI training despite high usage
[00:07:11 ] OpenAI takes a bottom-up approach as teachers criticize Google’s AI rollout
[00:23:41 ] Meta forms Superintelligence Labs, aggressively hiring AI talent across the industry
[00:36:17 ] Senate blocks AI regulation ban, states retain power to legislate AI in education
[00:37:31 ] Higher Ground Education files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, prompting edtech funding debate
[00:42:05 ] Honor Education raises $38M to enhance asynchronous social learning
[00:42:45 ] Teaching Lab merges with Relay Graduate School of Education to scale AI-aligned PD
Plus, special guests:
[00:44:17 ] Josh Reibel, CEO of Dreamscape Learn and Dr. Jennifer Cruz, Superintendent of the Pendergast Elementary School District discuss VR and immersive learning with Dreamscape Learn
[01:46:15 ] Eduaide.Ai founders Thomas Thompson and Thomas Hummel on empowering teacherpreneurs with AI
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