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Guests: Dr. Deepak Sekar and Maria Walley of Prof Jim

• Prof Jim Launches Reelbooks 2.0 - AI Now Achieves Parity with Human Instructors

AI  Edtech Companies Rising

• Atypical AI raised $4M in pre-seed to continue shaping the future of learning and assessment
• Sizzle AI raised $7.5M in seed for their tutoring chatbot for middle and high school STEM courses, led by Owl Ventures 
• Course Hero Launches "AI Academy" to Help Educators Navigate Role of AI in the Classroom
• Q2 Earnings Roundup - EdTech Generative AI (GSV)

ChatGPT in Schools

• More schools want your kids to use Chat GPT. Really.
• Kids Are Going Back to School. So Is ChatGPT

K12

• Gen Z’s Declining College Interest Persists — Even Among Middle Schoolers
• The rise of the virtual teacher: the remote trend that some US parents aren’t even aware of

Higher Ed

• The charade of ‘test-optional’ admissions
• University of Michigan to offer AI tools to U-M community

Additional Funding and M & A

• Creatively Focused Raises $3M to Keep Special Educators From Leaving the Classroom
• MagicSchool Raises $2.4M to Fight Teacher Burnout Using Artificial Intelligence 
• Layoffs from Cuemath