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Join hosts Alex Sarlin and Ben Kornell with guest Anna Edwards of Whiteboard Advisors as they unpack a packed week in education technology. From sweeping cell phone bans to AI reshaping classrooms and colleges, and celebrate a major milestone of 400 episodes of EdTech Insiders!

✨ Episode Highlights:
[00:00:00] States expand K–12 phone bans over mental health
[00:04:29] Federal shutdown hits Title I, Head Start, ED
[00:06:28] ICE detains superintendent, raising compliance fears
[00:13:25] Why phone bans need digital-literacy support
[00:19:25] Higher ed faces international enrollment and funding drops
[00:28:41] Harvard grade inflation reignites rigor debate
[00:32:32] States pilot graduate profiles and competency shifts
[00:38:08] ChatGPT adds apps; Coursera leads edtech uses
[00:46:20] Key state and district policy trends

Plus, special guests:
[00:46:20] Jim Beasley, Co-founder & Technology Director and Maurie Beasley, Co-founder & Educator, AIEDPro, on AI PD and classroom pilots.
[01:16:32] Stacey Brook, Founder & Chief Advisor, College Essay Advisors on College EssAI and ethical AI for essays.

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