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On this super-sized episode of "This Week in Edtech":
- We talk to Guests Audrey Witters of Stanford GSB and Mike Malefakis of Emeritus about the Emeritus/Stanford collaboration) to bring localized executive education from Stanford to the world
- And hear from Amy Jenkins, COO of Meadow), about their plans to improve tuition transparency and streamline payments.
Ben and Alex also dig into:
ChatGPT and Edtech coming together
PhotoStudy announces ChatGPT-like Chatbot for Math Textbooks and their Publishers)
Who Owns the Generative AI Platform? | Andreessen Horowitz)
DARPA for Education
Is a ‘DARPA for education’ finally happening?)
Culture Wars Continue in US Schools
The College Board Strips Down Its A.P. Curriculum for African American Studies - The New York Times)
BBC: Revised AP African American Studies class drops controversial topics after criticism)
AP African-American studies: Syllabus changed after Florida 'woke' claims - BBC News)
Teacher/Mental Health Professional Shortages as the ESSER Cliff nears
63% of educators consider leaving profession | K-12 Dive)
The funding cliff for student mental health)** **
Phoenix moving to Arkansas?
University Of Arkansas May Acquire For-Profit University Of Phoenix - Which Is Good News)
Funding:
- Corporate Training platform Gemba raises $18M) in Series A
- Math VR company **PrismsVR Raises $12.5M **)from Andreesen Horowitz
- Swiss curriculum delivery platform Evulpo raises $8.3M)
- Indian LMS Provider Saarthi Pedagogy)** **raises $3.7M Pre-series A
- Healthcare training platform Re:Course AI)** **raises £3.4m in seed funding
