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Edtech Insiders
Published by Alex Sarlin and Ben KornellHosted by Alex Sarlin, Ben Kornell, Matthew Rascoff
At Edtech Insiders, we interview founders, investors, operators, educators, and thought leaders about the future of education technology. You’ll hear from leaders across the education technology industry and learn about all of the important edtech trends happening globally.
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Oct16Week in Edtech 10/7/26: Cambridge’s AI Teaching Report, Brighteye’s New Fund III Strategy & Raspberry Pi’s AI Literacy for AllOct 16, 2026Oct13Celebrating 500 Episodes with Reed Hastings of NetflixOct 13, 2026Oct7Why Productive Struggle Matters in AI-Powered Learning with Dacia Toll of CoursemojoOct 7, 2026Oct6HigherEd Series: What Should Universities Own in the Age of AI? With George Siemens of Southern New Hampshire UniversityOct 6, 2026Oct5How Educators Are Shaping the Future of AI in Education with GoogleOct 5, 2026Oct2Global EdTech Prize Top 10 Finalists on AI, Access & ImpactOct 2, 2026Oct1Week in Edtech 9/23/26: Flint's Teacher AI Literacy with Sohan Choudhury, AskSia’s Global Learning with Celine Xu & 2U’s AI Strategy with Adam FeinOct 1, 2026Sep30How Microsoft Is Building AI for Learning, Not Just Answers with Deirdre QuarnstromSep 30, 2026Sep29HigherEd Series: Sal Khan on What Higher Education Needs to Change in the AI EraSep 29, 2026Sep28Can AI Make Students Better Thinkers? Inside CAiSEY's Voice-First Learning Revolution with Dan Wang & Johanna ChouraquiSep 28, 2026Sep24Week in Edtech 9/15/26: Gates Commits $1B to Equitable AI, Low-Tech Tutoring Shows Learning Gains, AI Safety Under Scrutiny, and More! Feat. Dorka Horvath of BOOKR Kids & Nitesh Goel & Zareen Poonen Levien of PadletSep 24, 2026Sep22HigherEd Series: From the Brink of Closure to Reinventing Paul Quinn College with Michael SorrellSep 22, 2026Sep21Start With the Problem, Not the AI Tool with Victoria Lansdown of North Star AI EnablementSep 21, 2026Sep17AI That Understands Teaching with Brian Johnsrud of OpenAI & Kristin Vincent of Learning CommonsSep 17, 2026Sep16Week in Edtech 9/9/26: AI Cognitive Offloading, NYC School AI Restrictions, The Tech Backlash, The Paradox of Banning AI, and More! Feat. Shan Reddy & Vivek Vajipey of Aristotle and Dr. Ron Smith of SalesforceSep 16, 2026Sep14AI in Action: Emily Freitag of Instruction Partners on What’s Actually Working in SchoolsSep 14, 2026Sep14Building AI-Native Learning for the Future of Work with Vinitra Swamy of Scholé AISep 14, 2026Sep7Can AI Actually Teach? Inside Oboe with Nir ZichermanSep 7, 2026Sep4Week in Edtech 8/26/26: Federal EdTech Evidence Guidance, AI Backlash in Schools, OpenAI’s 55 District Deals, Harvard AI Faculty Avatars, MIT Rethinks Learning, and More! Feat. Carl Madi of Stepful & Manny Smith of EdVisorlySep 4, 2026Aug31Why Leadership Matters More Than Technology with Aneesh Sohoni of Teach For AmericaAug 31, 2026Aug28Week in Edtech 8/19/26: ChatGPT for Teens, $265M Reach Capital Fund, The EdTech Backlash, AI’s Competitive Shakeup, and More! Feat. Sabine Wallis, NWEA & Andy Rotherham and Marisa Mission, BellwetherAug 28, 2026Aug27HigherEd Series: Can AI Help Higher Education Find Its Purpose Again? With Paul LeBlanc of Southern New Hampshire UniversityAug 27, 2026Aug27HigherEd Series: What Should Students Learn When AI Can Do the Work? with Nils Gilman of Berggruen InstituteAug 27, 2026Aug27HigherEd Series: What Would Higher Education Look Like If We Started Over? with Sasha Thackaberry-Voinovich of Newstate UniversityAug 27, 2026Aug24Why Edtech Needs Less Hype and More Honesty with Tony Wan & Betsy CorcoranAug 24, 2026Aug21Week in Edtech 8/12/26: Educator AI Adoption Hits 80%, Varsity Tutors Exits Schools, Higher Ed Rethinks Grading, Open vs. Closed AI, and More! Feat. Reg Leichty of Foresight Law + Policy & Mike Wales and Madison McCormick of CodePathAug 21, 2026Aug18Inside Reach Capital’s $265M Fund V with Jomayra HerreraAug 18, 2026Aug17AI Should Support Teachers, Not Replace Them with Joy Delizo-Osborne of Student Achievement PartnersAug 17, 2026Aug14Week in Edtech 8/5/26: Higher Ed Leadership Turnover Accelerates, OpenAI Expands Its Education Push, AI “Slop” Floods Teachers Pay Teachers, Students Propose AI Rules, and More! Feat. Janice Jackson of Aspen InstituteAug 14, 2026Aug10How Boddle Turned Classroom Math into a Game Kids Choose to Play with Edna MartinsonAug 10, 2026