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Join hosts Alex Sarlin and Matt Tower as they break down the biggest headlines shaping the future of education technology. From OpenAI’s new video model to major EdTech funding rounds and the rise of curriculum-informed AI.

✨ Episode Highlights
[00:03:56] EdTech Week 2025 preview at Columbia University featuring OpenAI’s education keynote.
[00:06:50] SETDA report: AI overtakes cybersecurity as top K–12 tech priority.
[00:09:05] OpenAI’s Sora 2 video model brings lifelike multimodal AI to education.
[00:14:10] Rise of AI actors like “Tilly Norwood” underscores new media literacy concerns.
[00:18:30] Code.org launches Hour of AI to expand AI literacy in schools.
[00:24:40] Debate: Is “learn to code” still essential in the AI age?
[00:29:30] Microsoft Copilot adds Study Mode with shareable learning tools.
[00:32:00] Anthology (Blackboard) bankruptcy exposes failed 2021 PE merger.
[00:38:10] Funding: LingoKids raises $120M; Outsmart (ex-Duolingo) raises $40M.
[00:43:50] National test score slump fuels “End of Thinking” education debate.
[00:46:10] Calls for clear new visions of learning in the AI era.

Plus, special guests:
[00:53:00] Sari Factor, Vice Chair & Chief Strategy Officer, and Jason Fournier, VP of Product Management for AI & Data at Imagine Learning, on curriculum-informed AI.
[01:04:00] Caleb Hicks, CEO & Co-founder of SchoolAI, on AI tutors and personalized learning.

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