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Edtech Insiders

Alex Sarlin and Ben Kornell

At Edtech Insiders, we interview founders, investors, operators, educators, and thought leaders about the future of education technology. You’ll hear from leaders across the education technology industry and learn about all of the important edtech trends happening globally.

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54:47

Inside the First VR Homeschool: Meta-Backed Optima Ed...

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2025/11/10

Send us a text Adam Mangana is the Co-Founder and CEO of Optima Ed, the first full-time VR homeschool backed by Meta. With over 15 years in edtech leadership, he’s pioneering immersive, AI-driven learning experiences that expand access to quality education and reimagine how, where, and why students learn. 💡 5 Things You’ll Learn in This Episode: How Optima Ed blends classical education with cutting-edge VR technology.Why the future of learning is immersive, individualized, and accessible.The

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98:51

Week in EdTech 10/29/25: Alpha School's Backlash,...

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2025/11/07

Send us a text Join hosts Alex Sarlin and Ben Kornell as they recap a post–New York EdTech Week full of highs and hard truths. ✨ Episode Highlights: [00:00:00] Alpha School's backlash and what it reveals about AI-based education. [00:06:58] EdTech’s new K–20 alliance with Microsoft and Google for responsible AI. [00:10:09] The risks and lessons from Alpha School's rapid rise and fall. [00:21:53] Chegg cuts 45% of staff amid AI disruption and market pressure. [00:26:01] Kaplan launches AI...

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61:51

Inside ECMC Group’s $250M Education Impact Fund with...

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2025/11/03

Send us a text Joe Watt co-founded ECMC Group’s Education Impact Fund to back bold ideas expanding equity and opportunity in education. Today, he leads the Fund as Managing Director, shaping how patient, mission-driven capital creates lasting change. He’s joined by Atin Batra, a Director at the Fund, who leads investments across the learner journey, bringing a global venture lens and a deep focus on measurable outcomes that improve learner success. 💡 5 Things You’ll Learn in This Episode:

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42:00

GESAwards: Breaking Barriers with Innovation in AI,...

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2025/10/27

Send us a text In this special episode, we spotlight the GESAwards, often called the “United Nations of EdTech,” with founder Avi Warshavsky of MindCET and three inspiring finalists from around the world. They share how they’re harnessing AI, rethinking prison education, and transforming music learning for millions of students. 💡 5 Things You’ll Learn in This Episode: Why GESAwards are built on local partnershipsHow AI levels the global EdTech playing fieldDesigning learning platfo...

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86:27

Week in EdTech 10/15/25: AI Adoption in Classroom Now...

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2025/10/24

Send us a text Join hosts Alex Sarlin and Ben Kornell as they explore the latest developments in education technology leading into NY EDTECH WEEK, from AI adoption in classrooms to major acquisitions and emerging trends across global EdTech. ✨ Episode Highlights: [00:03:39] 85% of teachers and 86% of students used AI this year, sparking concerns about disconnection. [00:05:21] Google’s Notebook LM and OpenAI apps mark the next phase of AI-driven learning. [00:10:56] Campus acquires Sizzle AI ...

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94:40

Week in EdTech 10/8/25: Cell Phone Bans Sweep...

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2025/10/17

Send us a text 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 ...

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66:56

The Future of Museum Learning with Deborah Howes

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2025/10/14

Send us a text Deborah Howes is the President of Howes Studio and a pioneer in digital museum education. With over three decades leading EdTech programs at top cultural institutions including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, MoMA, the Art Institute of Chicago, and MOCA Los Angeles. She now helps museums and nonprofits transform analog learning into dynamic digital experiences. 💡 5 Things You’ll Learn: How AI is transforming museum archives and accessibility.Why authenticity and trust matter

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97:01

Week in EdTech 10/1/25: OpenAI’s Sora 2 Transforms...

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2025/10/10

Send us a text 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 multim...

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53:22

Building Belonging Through Games: Social Cipher’s...

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2025/10/08

Send us a text Vanessa Castañeda Gill, CEO and Co-Founder of Social Cipher and Lucy Stevens, Co-Founder and Creative Director of Social Cipher, lead a majority-neurodivergent team creating social-emotional learning video games that help neurodivergent youth build self-understanding and connections; inspired by Vanessa’s experiences as an autistic/ADHD Latina, their games and curriculum are now used in 200+ schools and therapy centers across 8 countries, earning recognition from Forbes 30 Unde...

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36:53

Inside CoGuide: Built by 11-Year-Old and 19-Year-Old...

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2025/10/06

Send us a text Janak Panchal and Rishan Dutia are cofounders of CoGuide, an AI classroom assistant that plans lessons and runs live discussions in 30+ languages. Janak, a former assistant guide with 250+ socratic discussions sessions within the Acton Academy Network, built the first MVP. Rishan leads engineering and builds the Vision OS for hand-raising and participation analytics. 💡 5 Things You’ll Learn in This Episode: How a teacherpreneur and a student founder teamed up to build

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83:57

Week in Edtech 9/24/25: AI Tutors Under Scrutiny,...

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2025/10/03

Send us a text Join hosts Alex Sarlin and Ben Kornell as they dive into the latest headlines shaping the future of education technology, from AI tutors and Gallup polls to new VR career pathways and the impact of phone bans in schools. ✨ Episode Highlights: [00:03:38] Mashable compares AI tutors from OpenAI, Google, and Anthropic [00:10:45] Gallup poll shows confidence in K-12 at all-time low [00:15:48] CZI launches Learning Commons open-source AI infrastructure [00:20:41] CZI + Anth...

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116:33

Global EdTech Prize 2025: What the World’s Most...

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2025/10/01

Send us a text In this special episode, we spotlight the Global EdTech Prize 2025 with founder Vikas Pota of T4 Education and six inspiring finalists from around the world. 💡 5 Things You’ll Learn in This Episode: Why educators (not investors) choose the winnersHow AI, AR, and VR expand access to learningInnovation across Brazil, Nigeria, India, MENA, and UkraineHow schools and governments are becoming edtech leadersThe role of global collaboration in scaling impact✨ Episode Highlights:

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53:18

Transforming Screen Time into Learning Time with Nurture

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2025/09/30

Send us a text Julie Stewart and Scott Stewart, award-winning creators behind global children’s shows for Disney, Netflix, and Sesame Workshop, co-founded Nurture with serial entrepreneur Roger Egan, former CEO of RedMart, and learning expert Musa Roshdy, a Minerva University alum and advisor at Transcend Network, to build future-ready skills through immersive play. 💡 5 Things You’ll Learn in This Episode: How Nurture turns screen time into active learningWhy story and humor drive deeper

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26:32

Future-Proofing Education: AI, Quantum Tech, and...

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2025/09/29

Send us a text Jean-Claude Brizard is President and CEO of Digital Promise, a global, nonpartisan, nonprofit organization focused on accelerating innovation in education. He is the former Chief Executive of Chicago Public Schools and Superintendent of Rochester, NY. Previously, he spent 21 years with the NYC Department of Education, serving as Regional Superintendent for 100+ schools and Executive Director for 400 secondary schools. He also served as Senior Advisor and Deputy Director at the ...

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58:04

Week in Edtech 9/17/25: OpenAI Study Shows Teaching...

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2025/09/26

Send us a text Join hosts Alex Sarlin and Ben Kornell as they dive into the biggest stories shaping education technology this week: ✨ Episode Highlights: [00:04:32] OpenAI study shows teaching and tutoring are ChatGPT’s top global use cases [00:10:50] Parents testify in Congress about risks of unsafe AI chatbots for kids [00:19:38] Google announces “Learn Your Way” and AI video generation for YouTube [00:22:47] Shift from SEO to AEO as answer engines reshape discovery [00:26:39] UK secure...

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39:56

Microsoft Elevate and the Rise of Credentialed AI...

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2025/09/25

Send us a text Naria Santa Lucia is the General Manager of Elevate at Microsoft, where she leads global education, workforce, and skilling programs that have already reached over 100 million learners. With 20+ years of experience across corporate, nonprofit, and international organizations, she has partnered with the UN, World Bank, and Ministries of Education worldwide to advance AI, cybersecurity, and sustainability skills. 💡 5 Things You’ll Learn in This Episode: Why Microsoft calls this

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45:33

Google’s Vision of a Personal Tutor for Every...

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2025/09/23

Send us a text Dave Messer is a Product Manager on Google's Learning & Education team, leads product for emerging learning initiatives, including Learning Labs and Gemini. A former teacher with masters degrees in software engineering and education, he works with experts and the education community to build products that target real-world challenges for educators and students. 💡 5 Things You’ll Learn in This Episode: Google’s vision for AI in educationHow multimodal learning makes

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44:08

From Course Hero to QuillBot: Andrew Grauer on...

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2025/09/22

Send us a text Andrew Grauer is the co-founder and CEO of Learneo Inc., a leading productivity and learning platform that includes QuillBot, Course Hero, CliffsNotes, LitCharts, Scribbr, LanguageTool, and Symbolab. He also serves as CEO of QuillBot, an AI-powered writing and communications tool. Andrew launched Course Hero in 2006 while at Cornell University and has since grown Learneo into a global platform recognized as one of Inc.’s Best Led Companies. 💡 5 Things You’ll Learn in This

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67:23

Week in EdTech 9/10/25: Apple Integrates OpenAI &...

Edtech Insiders ·

2025/09/19

Send us a text Join hosts Alex Sarlin and guest co-hosts Matt Tower of Whiteboard Advisors, & Kate Eberle Walker, CEO of Presence Learning as they break down the latest headlines in education technology and from Big Tech’s AI push to the evolving future of school models. ✨ Episode Highlights: [00:00:00] Kate Eberle Walker on parents’ concerns about AI chatbots and student mental health [00:03:20] Apple integrates OpenAI and Gemini into Siri, reshaping the AI race [00:0...

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53:07

GED at 80: Reinventing Adult Learning for a...

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2025/09/16

Send us a text CT Turner is President of GED Testing Service and VP at Pearson’s Enterprise Learning and Skills division. A recognized leader in workforce development, he champions equitable economic opportunities for underserved populations. CT supports adult education and workforce initiatives, holding degrees from Indiana University and Wichita State University. 💡 5 Things You’ll Learn in This Episode: How the GED has evolved over 80 years to serve a changing learner populationThe role of

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