Artificial Intelligence
News about artificial intelligence from EdWeek Market Brief, which covers the intersection of K-12 schools and business
Strategy & Operations
Industry Insight
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt CEO Talks About Consolidation, What's Next for AI, and the End of ESSER
Jack Lynch sees risks for artificial intelligence tools exacerbating student isolation, but benefits in their ability to support teachers.
Financing & Investment
K-12 Market News
MagicSchool AI Raises $15M; Instructure Acquires Scribbles
MagicSchool AI, a platform that offers AI tools for educators, raised $15 million in a Series A round led by Bain Capital Ventures.
Strategy & Operations
K-12 Market News
LAUSD and AllHere: 4 Takeaways Amid New Doubts About the Far-Reaching AI Project
As signs of trouble surface for LAUSD's major experiment in AI, here are the questions that education companies need to be asking.
Strategy & Operations
K-12 Market News
Company Behind Massive LAUSD AI Rollout Announces Furloughs
The education company working with the Los Angeles Unified Schools on a major artificial intelligence project faces an uncertain future.
Meeting District Needs
K-12 Market News
What Do Districts Need From Vendors On AI? LAUSD Leader Weighs In
Superintendent Alberto Carvalho described the expectations he had for companies seeking to help the districts with artificial intelligence tools.
Meeting District Needs
Industry Insight
A New, Tougher ‘Bar of Entry’ for Ed-Tech Companies
ISTE CEO Richard Culatta sees rising expectations being put on vendors to prove their products' value to school districts.
Financing & Investment
K-12 Market News
K-12 Dealmaking: Francisco Partners Invests in TCI; Imagine Learning Makes Acquisition
Odyssey, a company behind a software platform used to manage school choice programs, raised $10 million.
Regulation & Policy
K-12 Market News
How the UK Plans to Assess Ed-Tech Products and Train Teachers in AI
A new "evidence board" would test British products against a set of criteria.
Education Market
Market Analysis
Beyond LAUSD’s Massive Rollout, School District Appetite Grows for Deals With AI Companies
Has the ambitious partnership struck by the nation's second-largest K-12 system lain the foundation for similar agreements?
Education Market
Industry Insight
Demand for Data Literacy Is Rising. Here's What That Means for the K-12 Market
The executive director of a data science advocacy group talks about new demands emerging from states and school districts.