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Join hosts Alex Sarlin and Ben Kornell as they explore the latest developments in education technology, from AI breakthroughs to new VC investments and edtech reports.

✨ Episode Highlights:

[00:03:16] 🧠 OpenAI’s New Reasoning Model - ChatGPT o1 (Strawberry)
[00:07:20] 📚 AI's Role in Education - Practical Use Cases
[00:14:03] 👩‍💻 Common Sense Media Report on AI Use Among Teens: 70% of teens are using generative AI, with disparities in how different demographics use the technology
[00:17:42] 🏫 Schooling in America Report - Declining Parent Trust: 64% of parents believe K-12 education is heading in the wrong direction, driven by safety concerns and tech gaps
[00:24:51] 💡 Owl Ventures leads a $6.9M investment in Brisk Teaching
[00:33:40] 📈 AI Optimism in Schools - Clever Report: Teachers' concerns about AI making their jobs harder drop from 48% to 18% in the last year.
[00:37:15] 💸 AllHere Files for Bankruptcy

Plus special guests:

[00:41:22] 🎙️ Abby Coyle and Katie Gracey, Co-founders of ClassBank discuss how ClassBank teaches financial literacy through a digital school currency system and their recent $1M pre-seed funding.

📢 ClassBank is Hiring! They're looking for a School Partnerships Lead to help expand their impact in classrooms across the country. Check out the role here.

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Week in Edtech 9/18/2024: OpenAI’s o1 Model (Strawberry), Brisk Teaching Raises $6.9M, AI Use Surges Among Teens, Parent Trust in Schools Declines, AllHere Files for Bankruptcy, and More! Feat. Abby Coyle and Katie Gracey of ClassBank 56:02 Share

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Week in Edtech 9/18/2024: OpenAI’s o1 Model (Strawberry), Brisk Teaching Raises $6.9M, AI Use Surges Among Teens, Parent Trust in Schools Declines, AllHere Files for Bankruptcy, and More! Feat. Abby Coyle and Katie Gracey of ClassBank