This Week in Edtech, 8/30/23, with Guests Dr. Deepak and Maria Walley of Prof Jim
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- Alex Sarlin and Ben Kornell
- Published
- Wed 30 Aug 2023
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Guests: Dr. Deepak Sekar and Maria Walley of Prof Jim
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
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
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
