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Edtech Insiders episodes

  • Google Classroom’s 10th Birthday: Jennifer Holland on Its Evolution and Future

    Jennifer Holland is the Director of Program Management at Google for Education. With over 17 years at Google, she has been a pivotal figure in the development of Google for Education and Google Classroom. Jennifer has played a key role in shaping the tools that have transformed teaching and learning in K-12 and higher education.

    💡 5 Things You’ll Learn in This Episode:

    1. The history and inspiration behind Google Classroom and its early adoption in schools.
    2. How Google Classroom helped streamline teachers' workflows and reduce time spent on administrative tasks.
    3. The evolution of Google for Education, including the response to the COVID-19 pandemic and shifts in the education landscape.
    4. How AI is driving new innovations in Google Classroom, helping to elevate teachers' roles while personalizing learning.
    5. The global impact of Google Classroom and how the team integrates feedback from teachers around the world to continually improve the platform.

    ✨ Episode Highlights:

    • [00:00:00] Jennifer Holland on Google’s mission: "more teaching, less teching."
    • [00:02:28] The inspiration behind Google Classroom’s development.
    • [00:03:50] A second-grade class inspired Classroom’s early design.
    • [00:08:45] Google's strong support for education fueled Classroom’s creation.
    • [00:11:35] AI’s role in enhancing personalized learning in Classroom.
    • [00:17:14] Classroom’s global reach and adaptation for low-connectivity areas.
    • [00:21:04] Jennifer reflects on 10 years of Classroom and its evolution through COVID-19.

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    🎉 Presenting Sponsor:

    Tuck Advisors was founded by entrepreneurs who built and sold their own companies, frustrated by other m and a firms, they created the one they wished they could have hired but couldn't find. One who understands what matters to founders and whose North Star KPI is the percentage of deals closed. If you're thinking of selling your ed tech company or buying one contact Tuck advisors now.

    Every year, K-12 districts and higher ed institutions spend over half a trillion dollars—but most sales teams miss the signals. Starbridge tracks early signs like board minutes, budget drafts, and strategic plans, then helps you turn them into personalized outreach—fast. Win the deal before it hits the RFP stage. That’s how top edtech teams stay ahead.

    Innovation in preK to gray learning is powered by exceptional people. For over 15 years, EdTech companies of all sizes and stages have trusted HireEducation to find the talent that drives impact. When specific skills and experiences are mission-critical, HireEducation is a partner that delivers. Offering permanent, fractional, and executive recruitment, HireEducation knows the go-to-market talent you need. Learn more at HireEdu.com.

    26 min
  • How Netflix and Disney+ are Being Used to Teach Emotional Intelligence: ThinkHumanTV’s Groundbreaking Method

    ThinkHumanTV delivers evidence-based emotional skills training and assessment by integrating with major streaming sites like Netflix and Disney+. The platform employs a research-based training methodology and curricula developed by our founding team of Columbia cognitive scientists. The methodology involves explicitly teaching emotion science principles in a systematic manner and illustrating these concepts by leveraging popular media.

    ThinkHumanTV is one of the winners of the 2024 Tools Competition.

    Ilya Lyashevsky, Co-founder and CEO of Affectifi, which created ThinkHumanTV. Faculty member at Columbia Teachers College with a background in cognitive science and social-emotional learning.

    Melissa Cesarano, Co-founder and President of of Affectifi Inc (ThinkHumanTV), cognitive scientist, and professor at Columbia University. Expert in coaching and consulting for students and media companies.

    💡 5 Things You’ll Learn in This Episode:

    1. How ThinkHumanTV uses Netflix and Disney+ to teach emotional intelligence.
    2. The science behind emotion-based learning and cognitive appraisal.
    3. The importance of reflection in building emotional competence.
    4. The vision for achieving universal emotional literacy using AI.
    5. Insights into the National Science Foundation-funded research behind ThinkHumanTV.

    ✨ Episode Highlights:

    • [00:03:30] Introduction to ThinkHumanTV and its impact in the edtech space.
    • [00:07:50] The experience of learning emotional intelligence while watching streaming content.
    • [00:14:00] How emotion science improves social-emotional competence in older learners.
    • [00:19:27] Sneak peek into ThinkHumanTV’s future mobile and second-screen experience.
    • [00:14:46] Winning the Tools Competition and its impact on ThinkHumanTV’s growth.

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    🎉 Presenting Sponsor:

    Tuck Advisors was founded by entrepreneurs who built and sold their own companies, frustrated by other m and a firms, they created the one they wished they could have hired but couldn't find. One who understands what matters to founders and whose North Star KPI is the percentage of deals closed. If you're thinking of selling your ed tech company or buying one contact Tuck advisors now.

    Every year, K-12 districts and higher ed institutions spend over half a trillion dollars—but most sales teams miss the signals. Starbridge tracks early signs like board minutes, budget drafts, and strategic plans, then helps you turn them into personalized outreach—fast. Win the deal before it hits the RFP stage. That’s how top edtech teams stay ahead.

    Innovation in preK to gray learning is powered by exceptional people. For over 15 years, EdTech companies of all sizes and stages have trusted HireEducation to find the talent that drives impact. When specific skills and experiences are mission-critical, HireEducation is a partner that delivers. Offering permanent, fractional, and executive recruitment, HireEducation knows the go-to-market talent you need. Learn more at HireEdu.com.

    25 min
  • The Future of EdTech: AI, Mergers, and Strategic Investments with Reach Capital’s Jomayra Herrera and Owl Ventures’ Lyman Missimer

    Jomayra Herrera is a Partner at Reach Capital, where she leads investments in companies like Guild Education and Handshake. She is passionate about diversity in venture capital, serving on the board of SomosVC to promote Latino representation.

    Lyman Missimer is the former Head of M&A and Partnerships at Newsela, where he led key acquisitions, including Formative. Now at Owl Ventures, Lyman focuses on corporate development and strategic investments in EdTech.

    💡 5 Things You’ll Learn in This Episode:

    1. The biggest EdTech challenges and opportunities driving investments and acquisitions.
    2. How AI is transforming education and what it means for schools and EdTech companies.
    3. Strategic choices between building, buying, or partnering in today’s market.
    4. The increasing importance of non-academic outcomes like mental health tools in K-12.
    5. Why trust and relationships are crucial for successful exits in EdTech.


    ✨ Episode Highlights:

    • [00:03:56] EdTech investment trends focus on solving labor shortages and mental health.
    • [00:07:10] M&A driven by data consolidation, build, buy, or partner decisions. 
    • [00:14:46] Trust and relationships are key in successful M&A.
    • [00:17:00] Go-to-market approaches differ for various EdTech tools.
    • [00:20:25] AI is a tool; strong models and data ensure success.
    • [00:22:39] AI adoption in education needs proper educator training.

    🎉 Special Event: StartEd’s EDTECH WEEK 2024!

    Don’t miss the #1 EdTech event in NYC, celebrating its 10th anniversary from October 8-10, 2024! With 200+ speakers, exclusive networking, and discussions on the latest in EdTech, it's a must-attend.

    Tickets are selling fast—register at https://bit.ly/edtechweek-register and use promo code INSIDERS2024 for 20% off your general registration ticket to join us in NYC!

    😎 Stay updated with Edtech Insiders! 

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    🎉 Presenting Sponsor:

    Tuck Advisors was founded by entrepreneurs who built and sold their own companies, frustrated by other m and a firms, they created the one they wished they could have hired but couldn't find. One who understands what matters to founders and whose North Star KPI is the percentage of deals closed. If you're thinking of selling your ed tech company or buying one contact Tuck advisors now.

    Every year, K-12 districts and higher ed institutions spend over half a trillion dollars—but most sales teams miss the signals. Starbridge tracks early signs like board minutes, budget drafts, and strategic plans, then helps you turn them into personalized outreach—fast. Win the deal before it hits the RFP stage. That’s how top edtech teams stay ahead.

    Innovation in preK to gray learning is powered by exceptional people. For over 15 years, EdTech companies of all sizes and stages have trusted HireEducation to find the talent that drives impact. When specific skills and experiences are mission-critical, HireEducation is a partner that delivers. Offering permanent, fractional, and executive recruitment, HireEducation knows the go-to-market talent you need. Learn more at HireEdu.com.

    27 min
  • Week in Edtech 09/08/2024: OpenAI’s $100B Valuation, Google’s AI Innovations, Anthropic's Hive-Mind Vision on AI, PhysicsWallah’s Global Expansion, AI’s Role in Dyslexia Intervention, and More! Plus Special Guest, Kumar Garg of Renaissance Philanthropy

    Join Alex Sarlin and Ben Kornell, as they explore the most critical developments in the world of education technology this week!

    ✨ Episode Highlights:

    [00:03:25] 💰 OpenAI in Talks for $100B Valuation, 200M Weekly Active Users, Considers Higher-Priced Subscriptions
    [00:15:18] 🖼 Google launches Gems and Imagen 3
    [00:18:53] 🐝 Anthropic CEO predicts hive-mind AI, partners with Amazon for Alexa revamp; Claude for Enterprise: 500K context window, GitHub integration, and enterprise-grade security
    [00:35:04] 🎓 PhysicsWallah’s ‘Alakh AI’ making education accessible in India, expands 4x in UAE
    [00:38:50] 📚 AI could revolutionize dyslexia intervention and drive educational gains
    [00:43:42] 🎓 Yale announces $150M for leadership in AI
    [00:46:36] 💻 U.S. Higher Ed Faculty increasingly reliant on digital course materials

     Plus special guest:
    [00:52:34] 🎙️
    Kumar Garg, President at Renaissance Philanthropy

    😎 Stay updated with Edtech Insiders! 

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    🎉 Presenting Sponsor:

    Tuck Advisors was founded by entrepreneurs who built and sold their own companies, frustrated by other m and a firms, they created the one they wished they could have hired but couldn't find. One who understands what matters to founders and whose North Star KPI is the percentage of deals closed. If you're thinking of selling your ed tech company or buying one contact Tuck advisors now.

    Every year, K-12 districts and higher ed institutions spend over half a trillion dollars—but most sales teams miss the signals. Starbridge tracks early signs like board minutes, budget drafts, and strategic plans, then helps you turn them into personalized outreach—fast. Win the deal before it hits the RFP stage. That’s how top edtech teams stay ahead.

    This season of Edtech Insiders is brought to you by Cooley LLP. Cooley is the go-to law firm for education and edtech innovators, offering industry-informed counsel across the 'pre-K to gray' spectrum. With a multidisciplinary approach and a powerful edtech ecosystem, Cooley helps shape the future of education.

    Innovation in preK to gray learning is powered by exceptional people. For over 15 years, EdTech companies of all sizes and stages have trusted HireEducation to find the talent that drives impact. When specific skills and experiences are mission-critical, HireEducation is a partner that delivers. Offering permanent, fractional, and executive recruitment, HireEducation knows the go-to-market talent you need. Learn more at HireEdu.com.

    1 hr 15 min
  • Week in Edtech 8/22/2024: OpenAI's Project Strawberry, Google’s Gemini Live, Sal Khan at EduTECH 2024, California Partners with NVIDIA, MIT's AI Risk Database and More! Feat. Dr. Steve Ritter of Carnegie Learning and Christopher Kahler of Kinnu

    Join Alex Sarlin and Ben Kornell, as they explore the most critical developments in the world of education technology this week:

    🎯 Rumors about OpenAI's "Project Strawberry"
    📰 ChatGPT now includes Wired, Vogue, and The New Yorker
    🤝 New AI fund by GitLab Foundation, Ballmer Group, and OpenAI
    🔊 Google launches Gemini Live to rival ChatGPT
    👨‍🏫 Sal Khan says teachers matter more than tech at EduTECH 2024
    🤖 California partners with NVIDIA to enhance AI education
    ⚠️ MIT releases a comprehensive AI risk database
    📉 Softbank-backed Paper cuts 45% of head office jobs
    🚀 Go1 CEO change and IPO plans ahead

    Plus special guests:

    • Dr. Steve Ritter, Founder and Chief Scientist at Carnegie Learning
    • Christopher Kahler, Co-founder and CEO at Kinnu

    Stay updated with the latest Edtech news and innovations. Subscribe to Edtech Insiders podcast, newsletter and follow us on LinkedIn!

    Tuck Advisors was founded by entrepreneurs who built and sold their own companies, frustrated by other m and a firms, they created the one they wished they could have hired but couldn't find. One who understands what matters to founders and whose North Star KPI is the percentage of deals closed. If you're thinking of selling your ed tech company or buying one contact Tuck advisors now.

    Every year, K-12 districts and higher ed institutions spend over half a trillion dollars—but most sales teams miss the signals. Starbridge tracks early signs like board minutes, budget drafts, and strategic plans, then helps you turn them into personalized outreach—fast. Win the deal before it hits the RFP stage. That’s how top edtech teams stay ahead.

    This season of Edtech Insiders is brought to you by Cooley LLP. Cooley is the go-to law firm for education and edtech innovators, offering industry-informed counsel across the 'pre-K to gray' spectrum. With a multidisciplinary approach and a powerful edtech ecosystem, Cooley helps shape the future of education.

    Innovation in preK to gray learning is powered by exceptional people. For over 15 years, EdTech companies of all sizes and stages have trusted HireEducation to find the talent that drives impact. When specific skills and experiences are mission-critical, HireEducation is a partner that delivers. Offering permanent, fractional, and executive recruitment, HireEducation knows the go-to-market talent you need. Learn more at HireEdu.com.

    1 hr 7 min
  • Leadership, Innovation, and the Future of Education with Dr. Paul J. LeBlanc

    Dr. Paul J. LeBlanc is the Board Chair for Human Systems, a new AI and Education company he co-founded with noted researcher George Siemens. 

    Until June 2024, he served as President of Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU). He remains at SNHU as a researcher, writer, and advisor. Under the 20 years of Paul’s direction, SNHU has more grown from 2800 students to over 250,000 and is the largest non-profit provider of online higher education in the country, and the first to have a full competency-based degree program untethered to the credit hour or classes approved by a regional accreditor and the US Department of Education.

    Paul is considered one of America’s most innovative educators. In 2012, the university was #12 on Fast Company magazine’s “World’s Fifty Most Innovative Companies” list and was the only university included. Forbes Magazine has listed him as one of its 15 “Classroom

    Revolutionaries” and Washington Monthly named him one of America’s ten most innovative university presidents. He was named 2022 Citizen of the Year in his home city of Manchester, NH.

    In 2018, Paul won the prestigious IAA Institute Hesburgh Award for Leadership Excellence in Higher Education, joining some of the most respected university and college presidents in American higher education. He is a frequently requested speaker internationally and often quoted in the media. He is the author of Students First: Equity, Access, and Opportunity in Higher Education (2021), winner of the 2022 Phillip E. Frandson Award for Literature, and Broken: How are Social Systems Are Failing Us and How We Can Fix Them (2022).

    He served as Senior Policy Advisor to Under Secretary Ted Mitchell at the US Department of Education, working on competency-based education, new accreditation pathways, and innovation. He also served on the National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity (NACIQI), the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine’s Board on Higher Education and Workforce, the AGB President’s Council, the NEASC (now NECHE) Commission, and the Board of the American Council on Education, which he chaired, as well as various corporate boards and advisory committees.

    Paul will step down from his current role on June 30th to lead Human Systems, a new AI and Education start up co-founded with George Siemens and funded by SNHU.

    Paul’s family immigrated for an impoverished rural farming community in Canada, settled in the Boston area; the youngest of five, he was the first in his extended family to graduate from college. His wife Pat is an attorney, now retired, and they have two daughters. Emma is a Rhodes Scholar with a D.Phil from Oxford and will soon graduate from Yale Law School. Hannah has a PhD from Stanford and is a History teacher at the Francis Parker School in San Diego. Paul is a passionate traveler, having visited over 65 countries and all 7 continents, rides motorcycles (too fast), reads a lot (too slow), and is most excited about becoming a first-time grandfather in June.

    Tuck Advisors was founded by entrepreneurs who built and sold their own companies, frustrated by other m and a firms, they created the one they wished they could have hired but couldn't find. One who understands what matters to founders and whose North Star KPI is the percentage of deals closed. If you're thinking of selling your ed tech company or buying one contact Tuck advisors now.

    Every year, K-12 districts and higher ed institutions spend over half a trillion dollars—but most sales teams miss the signals. Starbridge tracks early signs like board minutes, budget drafts, and strategic plans, then helps you turn them into personalized outreach—fast. Win the deal before it hits the RFP stage. That’s how top edtech teams stay ahead.

    This season of Edtech Insiders is brought to you by Cooley LLP. Cooley is the go-to law firm for education and edtech innovators, offering industry-informed counsel across the 'pre-K to gray' spectrum. With a multidisciplinary approach and a powerful edtech ecosystem, Cooley helps shape the future of education.

    Innovation in preK to gray learning is powered by exceptional people. For over 15 years, EdTech companies of all sizes and stages have trusted HireEducation to find the talent that drives impact. When specific skills and experiences are mission-critical, HireEducation is a partner that delivers. Offering permanent, fractional, and executive recruitment, HireEducation knows the go-to-market talent you need. Learn more at HireEdu.com.

    50 min
  • Week in Edtech 8/7/2024: ChatGPT 5 on the Horizon, High-Level OpenAI Departures, Meta's LLAMA 3, Google's AI Moves, Instructure's Canvas AI Integration, AI-Powered Tutors, Custom Chatbots, and More! With Special Guest Host, Matthew Tower

    Join Alex Sarlin and guest host, Matt Tower, as they explore the most critical developments in the world of education technology this week:

    🧠 OpenAI's ChatGPT 5 is Coming
    🚪 High-Level Departures at OpenAI
    🚫 AI Detection Technology Still Unreleased
    🦙 Meta Launches LLAMA 3 and AI Studio
    🤝 Google Hires Character.AI Co-founders
    🎓 Community Colleges Band Together on AI Education
    🔗 Instructure Canvas Integrates AI Across Platform
    👩‍🏫 Heeyo's AI Chatbot Aims to Be Kids' Interactive Tutor
    🍐 Pear Deck’s New Instant AI-Generated Lessons
    🛠️ Pluralsight’s AI Assistant Iris
    🌍 Neuberger Berman Nears $15B Deal for Nord Anglia Education
    🚀 Uplimit Announces $11M Series A Led by Salesforce Ventures
    🗣️ Fluently’s AI-Powered English Coach Secures $2M Seed Round

    Upcoming Event:

    📚 Book Club with FOHE: Discussion on Sal Khan’s new book Brave New Words: How AI Will Revolutionize Education (and Why That’s a Good Thing)

    Stay updated with the latest Edtech news and innovations. Subscribe to Edtech Insiders podcast, newsletter and follow us on LinkedIn!

    Tuck Advisors was founded by entrepreneurs who built and sold their own companies, frustrated by other m and a firms, they created the one they wished they could have hired but couldn't find. One who understands what matters to founders and whose North Star KPI is the percentage of deals closed. If you're thinking of selling your ed tech company or buying one contact Tuck advisors now.

    Every year, K-12 districts and higher ed institutions spend over half a trillion dollars—but most sales teams miss the signals. Starbridge tracks early signs like board minutes, budget drafts, and strategic plans, then helps you turn them into personalized outreach—fast. Win the deal before it hits the RFP stage. That’s how top edtech teams stay ahead.

    This season of Edtech Insiders is brought to you by Cooley LLP. Cooley is the go-to law firm for education and edtech innovators, offering industry-informed counsel across the 'pre-K to gray' spectrum. With a multidisciplinary approach and a powerful edtech ecosystem, Cooley helps shape the future of education.

    Innovation in preK to gray learning is powered by exceptional people. For over 15 years, EdTech companies of all sizes and stages have trusted HireEducation to find the talent that drives impact. When specific skills and experiences are mission-critical, HireEducation is a partner that delivers. Offering permanent, fractional, and executive recruitment, HireEducation knows the go-to-market talent you need. Learn more at HireEdu.com.

    57 min
  • Preparing the Next Generation for the AI Revolution with Prashant Raizada of Lumi.Network

    Prashant Raizada is a serial entrepreneur deeply committed to changing the status quo in education, future of work & sustainability. He was part of the founding team of Infosys BPM, playing a key role towards a $2B exit. Later, he built EnglishUp as Brazil's 3rd largest but most loved online English learning platform as a flagship corporate venture of Macmillan-Holtzbrinck group. Leveraging his tenure at McKinsey & Co, Prashant has advised multinational corporations globally on digital transformation. He has spent the last 14 years building businesses in Ed-tech across Asia, LATAM, Europe and the US and co-founded his latest initiative Lumi.Network along with his son Nikhil and with Prof Shen at Stanford University. It is an AI-augmented platform empowering 10-25-year-olds to shape their future by building AI, Entrepreneurship & Innovation skills to confront global challenges. Prashant is a practicing monk and uses meditation to enhance the quality of his leadership and life.

    Recommended Resources:
     🔗
    LinkedIn
    🎧
    In YOUth We Trust podcast hosted by Prashant Raizada

    Tuck Advisors was founded by entrepreneurs who built and sold their own companies, frustrated by other m and a firms, they created the one they wished they could have hired but couldn't find. One who understands what matters to founders and whose North Star KPI is the percentage of deals closed. If you're thinking of selling your ed tech company or buying one contact Tuck advisors now.

    Every year, K-12 districts and higher ed institutions spend over half a trillion dollars—but most sales teams miss the signals. Starbridge tracks early signs like board minutes, budget drafts, and strategic plans, then helps you turn them into personalized outreach—fast. Win the deal before it hits the RFP stage. That’s how top edtech teams stay ahead.

    This season of Edtech Insiders is brought to you by Cooley LLP. Cooley is the go-to law firm for education and edtech innovators, offering industry-informed counsel across the 'pre-K to gray' spectrum. With a multidisciplinary approach and a powerful edtech ecosystem, Cooley helps shape the future of education.

    Innovation in preK to gray learning is powered by exceptional people. For over 15 years, EdTech companies of all sizes and stages have trusted HireEducation to find the talent that drives impact. When specific skills and experiences are mission-critical, HireEducation is a partner that delivers. Offering permanent, fractional, and executive recruitment, HireEducation knows the go-to-market talent you need. Learn more at HireEdu.com.

    53 min
  • From Writable to HMH Labs: Andrew Goldman's Journey in EdTech Innovation

    Andrew Goldman joined HMH in 2024 when HMH acquired Writable, where he, as Co-Founder and CEO, oversaw business and product strategy. Andrew joined HMH as the EVP of HMH Labs, a newly formed division that pursues innovative product development through a highly cross-functional team structure. Previously, he was the Founder and CEO of Subtext, Inc., a collaborative learning company that was acquired by Renaissance Learning. Before entering the EdTech industry, Andrew was the CEO and Co-Founder of Pandemic Studios, a leading game development studio that was ultimately acquired by Electronic Arts. Andrew received his BA in Political Science from Brown and earned his Master’s in Human-Computer Interaction from NYU. Andrew was a member of the U.S. Olympic sailing team in 1988.

    Recommended Resources:
    📚 Edtech: The AI Educator by Dan Fitzpatrick, Ethan Mollick
    🎧 Podcast: Founders
    🚀
    Venture: 20VC

    Tuck Advisors was founded by entrepreneurs who built and sold their own companies, frustrated by other m and a firms, they created the one they wished they could have hired but couldn't find. One who understands what matters to founders and whose North Star KPI is the percentage of deals closed. If you're thinking of selling your ed tech company or buying one contact Tuck advisors now.

    Every year, K-12 districts and higher ed institutions spend over half a trillion dollars—but most sales teams miss the signals. Starbridge tracks early signs like board minutes, budget drafts, and strategic plans, then helps you turn them into personalized outreach—fast. Win the deal before it hits the RFP stage. That’s how top edtech teams stay ahead.

    This season of Edtech Insiders is brought to you by Cooley LLP. Cooley is the go-to law firm for education and edtech innovators, offering industry-informed counsel across the 'pre-K to gray' spectrum. With a multidisciplinary approach and a powerful edtech ecosystem, Cooley helps shape the future of education.

    Innovation in preK to gray learning is powered by exceptional people. For over 15 years, EdTech companies of all sizes and stages have trusted HireEducation to find the talent that drives impact. When specific skills and experiences are mission-critical, HireEducation is a partner that delivers. Offering permanent, fractional, and executive recruitment, HireEducation knows the go-to-market talent you need. Learn more at HireEdu.com.

    56 min
  • Week in Edtech 7/31/2024: Microsoft Outages, OpenAI’s GPT-5, 2U's Bankruptcy, Instructure's Big Buy, Enrollment Trends, NWEA’s Latest Findings and More! Feat. 2024 Tools Competition Winner: Tyto Online by Lindsey Tropf of Immersed Games

    Join Alex Sarlin and Ben Kornell, as they explore the most critical developments in the world of education technology this week:

    🌐 Microsoft’s investigation into service outages following CrowdStrike chaos
    🤖 What to expect from OpenAI's upcoming GPT-5 release
    💼 Instructure's $4.8 billion acquisition by KKR
    💸 2U's strategic moves amidst bankruptcy and what it means for the industry
    📊 NWEA's latest research on COVID academic recovery and its implications
    📉 The future of school enrollment trends and their impact on education
    📝 Changes to the ACT exam and what it means for students

    Plus special guest, 2024 Tools Competition Winner: Tyto Online by Lindsey Tropf, Founder & CEO of Immersed Games

    Upcoming Event:

    📚 Book Club with FOHE: Discussion on Sal Khan’s new book Brave New Words: How AI Will Revolutionize Education (and Why That’s a Good Thing)

    Stay updated with the latest Edtech news and innovations. Subscribe to Edtech Insiders podcast, newsletter and follow us on LinkedIn!

    Tuck Advisors was founded by entrepreneurs who built and sold their own companies, frustrated by other m and a firms, they created the one they wished they could have hired but couldn't find. One who understands what matters to founders and whose North Star KPI is the percentage of deals closed. If you're thinking of selling your ed tech company or buying one contact Tuck advisors now.

    Every year, K-12 districts and higher ed institutions spend over half a trillion dollars—but most sales teams miss the signals. Starbridge tracks early signs like board minutes, budget drafts, and strategic plans, then helps you turn them into personalized outreach—fast. Win the deal before it hits the RFP stage. That’s how top edtech teams stay ahead.

    This season of Edtech Insiders is brought to you by Cooley LLP. Cooley is the go-to law firm for education and edtech innovators, offering industry-informed counsel across the 'pre-K to gray' spectrum. With a multidisciplinary approach and a powerful edtech ecosystem, Cooley helps shape the future of education.

    Innovation in preK to gray learning is powered by exceptional people. For over 15 years, EdTech companies of all sizes and stages have trusted HireEducation to find the talent that drives impact. When specific skills and experiences are mission-critical, HireEducation is a partner that delivers. Offering permanent, fractional, and executive recruitment, HireEducation knows the go-to-market talent you need. Learn more at HireEdu.com.

    41 min

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