Edtech Insiders

21:09

Why Leadership Matters More Than Technology with...

Edtech Insiders ·

2026/08/31

Send us Fan Mail Aneesh Sohoni is CEO of Teach For America and a former high school English teacher and TFA corps member. He has also led TFA Greater Chicago and Northwest Indiana and One Million Degrees. 💡 5 Things You’ll Learn in This Episode: Why leadership matters more than technology in education.How teachers can build practical AI fluency.Teach For America’s 4 Ds framework for using AI.Why AI can’t replace human connection in learning.How teachers are using AI to personalize learning.✨

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75:47

Week in Edtech 8/19/26: ChatGPT for Teens, $265M...

Edtech Insiders ·

2026/08/28

Send us Fan Mail Join hosts Ben Kornell and Alex Sarlin as they break down the biggest stories shaping AI, Edtech investment, the growing tech backlash, and the future of assessment. ✨ Episode Highlights: [00:05:47] ChatGPT for Teens introduces new safety and learning features [00:11:29] Generalized AI models raise new challenges for Edtech companies [00:13:47] OpenAI partners with CodeAI on AI learning and youth safety [00:17:07] Reach Capital launches a new $265M fund focused on early-stage...

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50:53

Why Edtech Needs Less Hype and More Honesty with Tony...

Edtech Insiders ·

2026/08/24

Send us Fan Mail Tony Wan is Head of Platform at Reach Capital and co-founder and former managing editor of EdSurge. Betsy Corcoran is a writer, speaker, serial entrepreneur, and co-founder of EdSurge who explores AI and learning through her work and podcast, Future Fluent. 💡 5 Things You’ll Learn in This Episode: How EdSurge helped shape the early edtech ecosystem.Why edtech needs more honest and nuanced storytelling.What the tech backlash gets right and where it misses the bigger

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68:39

Week in Edtech 8/12/26: Educator AI Adoption Hits...

Edtech Insiders ·

2026/08/21

Send us Fan Mail Join hosts Ben Kornell and Alex Sarlin as they break down the biggest stories shaping educator confidence, tutoring, higher ed grading, AI models, education policy, and AI workforce development. ✨ Episode Highlights: [00:02:47] Edtech Insiders heads to Teach For America’s 35th anniversary [00:05:19] HMH survey shows educator AI adoption reaches 80% [00:08:45] Varsity Tutors exits school-based tutoring [00:11:46] What makes tutoring effective? [00:13:00] MIT drops freshman gra...

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50:04

Inside Reach Capital’s $265M Fund V with Jomayra Herrera

Edtech Insiders ·

2026/08/18

Send us Fan Mail Jomayra Herrera is a Partner at Reach Capital, an early-stage venture fund investing across learning, health, and work. Previously, she worked at Emerson Collective and Cowboy Ventures, investing in companies including Handshake, Guild, Contra, and Career Karma. 💡 5 Things You’ll Learn in This Episode: Why Reach Capital is doubling down on pre-seed and early-stage investing with its new $265M Fund V.How learning, health, and work intersect to create new opportunities for

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52:30

AI Should Support Teachers, Not Replace Them with Joy...

Edtech Insiders ·

2026/08/17

Send us Fan Mail Joy Delizo-Osborne is President and CEO of Student Achievement Partners, where she works to improve instructional quality and connect evidence-based practices with curriculum and edtech. A former teacher, instructional coach, and principal, Joy brings more than 20 years of experience in education. 💡 5 Things You’ll Learn in This Episode: How AI can support and not replace teachers and students.Why productive struggle still matters in AI-powered learning.What districts should

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58:28

Week in Edtech 8/5/26: Higher Ed Leadership Turnover...

Edtech Insiders ·

2026/08/14

Send us Fan Mail Join hosts Ben Kornell and Alex Sarlin as they break down the biggest stories shaping higher education, AI adoption, school technology policy, and the future of learning. ✨ Episode Highlights: [00:05:13] Higher ed leadership turnover accelerates amid political, financial, and AI pressures [00:11:00] OpenAI launches new AI tools for college students, professors, and K–12 educators [00:17:27] OpenAI pushes deeper into higher ed with AI-powered academic workflows [00:20:40] AI c...

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49:49

How Boddle Turned Classroom Math into a Game Kids...

Edtech Insiders ·

2026/08/10

Send us Fan Mail Edna Martinson is the Co-founder and COO of Boddle Learning, a gamified K–6 learning platform used by millions of students to build confidence in math, literacy, and science. She is passionate about combining great game design with research-backed learning experiences that teachers and students love. 💡 5 Things You'll Learn in This Episode Why Boddle was built to compete with video games.How gamification drives learning and confidence.What teachers want from classroom

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93:03

Week in Edtech 7/29/26: Gates Foundation Shakeup,...

Edtech Insiders ·

2026/08/07

Send us Fan Mail Join hosts Ben Kornell and Alex Sarlin as they break down the biggest stories shaping AI, edtech investment, philanthropy, the future of work, and AI-powered learning. ✨ Episode Highlights: [00:02:33] Bridges AI Summit brings district leaders together to discuss AI adoption, pilots, and edtech purchasing [00:05:19] Imagi raises $4.5M with backing from OpenAI, Lovable, Will.i.am, Kahoot!, and ElevenLabs [00:09:18] AI, cross-sector platforms, and portfolio consolidation drive e...

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79:34

Inside the Inaugural Columbians in EdTech Showcase:...

Edtech Insiders ·

2026/08/03

Send us Fan Mail Inside Columbia's First EdTech Showcase, Alex Sarlin sits down with the founders and leaders behind the inaugural Columbia EdTech Showcase to explore the startups, ideas, and innovations shaping the future of learning from AI-powered discussion tools to health education, learning science, and content curation. 🎙️ Featuring insights from: [00:01:56] Pete Novak, Founder, Columbians in EdTech [00:14:48] Dan Wang, Co-Founder, CAiSEY [00:32:43] Kyleigh Sudlow, Lead Engineer,

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27:02

Claude for Teachers: How Anthropic Is Reimagining AI...

Edtech Insiders ·

2026/07/30

Send us Fan Mail Drew Bent leads Education at Anthropic, where he oversees education initiatives including Claude for Teachers. A former math teacher, Khan Academy engineer, and co-founder of Schoolhouse.world, Drew focuses on applying AI to improve teaching and learning. Sandra Liu Huang is President of Learning Commons, where she leads the development of open AI datasets and learning science infrastructure for education. She previously held product leadership roles at Google, Facebook, and ...

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43:41

Student-Centered Learning, AI, and School Redesign...

Edtech Insiders ·

2026/07/27

Send us Fan Mail Julie Young is the Founding CEO of Florida Virtual School (FLVS), where she helped pioneer online public education and expand access to millions of learners. She later founded ASU Prep Digital and is the author of Say Yes: How Virtual Became Reality, continuing to shape the future of student-centered learning. 💡 5 Things You'll Learn in This Episode How Florida Virtual School grew from a small pilot into a global model for virtual education. Why putting stude...

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91:00

Week in Edtech 7/15/26: NYC Pauses AI Procurement,...

Edtech Insiders ·

2026/07/24

Send us Fan Mail Join hosts Alex Sarlin and Ben Kornell as they discuss the latest developments in education technology, from growing AI skepticism in schools and major policy shifts to Anthropic's education strategy and conversations with founders tackling literacy and AI tutoring. ✨ Episode Highlights: [00:05:49] New York City pauses AI procurement across its school system [00:11:28] New study questions AI's impact on teaching quality and student engagement [00:18:00] Norway introduces stri...

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48:02

Why Kids Should Help Design EdTech: Inside the Joan...

Edtech Insiders ·

2026/07/20

Send us Fan Mail Michael Preston, Executive Director, Medha Tare, Senior Director of Research, and Liza Gak, Postdoctoral Fellow at the Joan Ganz Cooney Center, are leading researchers focused on child-centered educational technology. Together, they are helping edtech organizations design better products by combining learning science, participatory co-design, and thoughtful approaches to AI. 💡 5 Things You'll Learn in This Episode Why involving children early in product design leads to ...

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40:02

Building an AI Tutor That Gets Students to Think with...

Edtech Insiders ·

2026/07/13

Send us Fan Mail Sue Khim is the Co-founder and CEO of Brilliant, the interactive learning platform that has helped millions of learners build deep understanding in math, science, and computer science. In this episode, she shares how Brilliant's new AI tutor, Koji, is designed to develop critical thinking rather than simply provide answers. 💡 5 Things You'll Learn in This Episode Why the best AI tutors ask questions instead of giving answers.How Brilliant applies active learning and game

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79:32

Week in Edtech 7/1/26: ETS Acquires ACT, Handshake...

Edtech Insiders ·

2026/07/10

Send us Fan Mail Join hosts Ben Kornell and Alex Sarlin as they cover major edtech acquisitions, the biggest AI announcements from ISTE, the future of assessment, and how AI is reshaping teaching and learning. ✨ Episode Highlights: [00:04:15] ETS acquires ACT, reshaping the future of assessment and college admissions [00:08:02] Handshake acquires Uplimit to expand AI upskilling and workforce learning [00:11:55] The debate over screen-free learning and the rise of Yoto [00:17:41] ISTE rebrands...

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41:13

How AI Coaching Is Transforming STEM Classrooms with...

Edtech Insiders ·

2026/07/06

Send us Fan Mail Smita Saxena is the Founder of Maestro, an AI coaching platform helping K-12 STEM teachers improve instruction and student outcomes. Alexia Lewis is an 8th Grade Algebra I teacher at KIPP Polaris and a Maestro coach whose students achieved remarkable gains using the platform. 💡 5 Things You'll Learn How AI coaching saves teachers hours every week. Why human coaching + AI outperforms either alone. How AI supports differentiated instruction. &nb...

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99:48

Week in Edtech 6/24/26: Anthropic's $150M AI...

Edtech Insiders ·

2026/07/03

Send us Fan Mail Join hosts Alex Sarlin and special guest host Daniela Pico, Head of Platform at Forum Ventures, as they discuss the AI backlash, workforce transformation, AI literacy, social media regulation, and the evolving future of education technology. ✨ Episode Highlights: [00:03:37] Anthropic launches a $150M Claude Core fellowship program for AI workforce development [00:09:09] Why organizations need AI implementation strategies and not just AI licenses [00:15:13] The rise of dedicat...

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109:30

Week in Edtech 6/17/26: OpenAI, Google & Anthropic...

Edtech Insiders ·

2026/06/30

Send us Fan Mail Join hosts Alex Sarlin and special guest co-host Gemma Lenowitz Picot of Samvid Ventures as they break down the latest developments in AI, workforce development, edtech adoption, and education policy. ✨ Episode Highlights: [00:03:26] OpenAI, Google, and Anthropic expand AI workforce training initiatives [00:10:30] Data center investments create new opportunities for workforce development [00:15:59] Anthropic launches Claude Core to help nonprofits adopt AI [00:21:00] AI safet...

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43:12

Anthony Salcito of Coursera on Why Skills Are the New...

Edtech Insiders ·

2026/06/29

Send us Fan Mail Anthony Salcito is President & GM of Enterprise at Coursera, where he leads partnerships with enterprises, universities, and governments to build job-relevant skills at scale. Previously, he held leadership roles at Microsoft and Nerdy (Varsity Tutors), and has spent his career at the intersection of technology, education, and workforce development. 💡 5 Things You'll Learn in This Episode Why skills are becoming the new currency in hiring. How micro-credentials compl...

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