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Week in Edtech 2/12/2025: DeepSeek AI Shake-Up, OpenAI’s Deep Research, CSU’s ChatGPT Rollout, NAEP Learning Loss, Trump’s Ed Research Cuts, FEV Tutor Shutdown, European EdTech Funding Trends, and More!
Episode description
This Week in EdTech, Ben Kornell and special guest co-host Libby Hills from the Jacobs Foundation and the Ed-Technical podcast break down a week filled with major AI breakthroughs, troubling education policy shifts, and key trends shaping the future of edtech.
✨ Episode Highlights:
[00:04:53] 🔍 OpenAI launches Deep Research, a $200/month AI research tool.
[00:12:06] 🐋 DeepSeek AI challenges US models, raising concerns about China’s progress.
[00:17:24] 🏫 CSU offers 500K students free ChatGPT Pro access.
[00:24:29] 📉 NAEP data shows continued COVID learning loss, with state disparities.
[00:29:23] ⚖️ Trump administration cuts federal education research contracts.
[00:37:19] 💸 FEV Tutor shuts down due to ESSER funding cliff.
[00:41:56] 💡 BrightEye Ventures’ report highlights European edtech funding trends.
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