Schools are the new battleground for AI. Parents are asking: Do we actually want this tech?

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AI programs are being used to teach reading and math in some elementary schools.

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The CEO of edtech startup Headway breaks down how the company used AI tools to improve its ad performance by 40%

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Headway CEO Anton Pavlovsky

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India's once-hot startup Byju's was valued at $22 billion. Now, HSBC and BlackRock say it's worth nothing.

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Byju CEO Byju Raveendran oversees a company navigating several crises.

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The top 6 people in artificial-intelligence edtech

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Rachel Thomas, a cofounder of Fast.ai.

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How Preply became one of the largest online language learning startups in the world

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Kirill Bigai Preply CEO
Kirill Bigai, the cofounder and CEO of Preply.

Preply

The pandemic learning loss was worse for kids with special needs. Now, startups are helping students with autism, dyslexia, and ADHD get back on track.

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Suchi Deshpande, the founder of Learnfully.

Learnfully

This Sequoia-backed EdTech startup that's bringing NFTs to classrooms just secured an $8.5 million funding round

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Animoca Brands’ subsidiary TinyTap raises $8.5 million in funding.

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  • EdTech startup TinyTap raised $8.5 million for staff expansion and product development, Insider has learned.

Edtech venture capital firm Reach Capital raises $215 million for its largest fund ever and has its sights set on backing more generative AI startups

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The team at education-tech focused venture capital firm, Reach Capital.

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I was burned out when I sold my first startup for a life-changing amount of money. But I missed the energy, so I've started another.

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Ankur Nagpal, second from bottom right, with his team at Ocho Wealth.
Ankur Nagpal, second from bottom right, with his team at Ocho Wealth.

Ankur Nagpal

Generative AI is coming for the classroom, whether teachers like it or not. Here's why many in education think it should be embraced rather than shunned.

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Many education experts agree that bans on generative AI in the classroom are misguided, and that the technology should be used as a learning tool.

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