Week In EdTech 9/10/25: Apple Integrates OpenAI & Gemini To Siri, NAEP Scores Show Continued Learning Loss, EdTech Funding Slows, Alpha Schools’ 2-hour AI Model Sparks Debate, And More! Feat. Chris Walsh Of PBLWorks Edtech Insiders podcast

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Week in EdTech 9/10/25: Apple Integrates OpenAI & Gemini to Siri, NAEP Scores Show Continued Learning Loss, EdTech Funding Slows, Alpha Schools’ 2-hour AI Model Sparks Debate, and More! Feat. Chris Walsh of PBLWorks

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Join hosts Alex Sarlin and guest co-hosts Matt Tower of Whiteboard Advisors, & Kate Eberle Walker, CEO of Presence Learning as they break down the latest headlines in education technology and from Big Tech’s AI push to the evolving future of school models.

✨ Episode Highlights:
[00:00:00] Kate Eberle Walker on parents’ concerns about AI chatbots and student mental health
[00:03:20] Apple integrates OpenAI and Gemini into Siri, reshaping the AI race
[00:04:15] Global AI shake-up: Microsoft shifts to Anthropic, Baidu gains ground, Google antitrust update
[00:14:45] Edtech funding slowdown and investor focus on regulated markets like special education
[00:18:07] OpenAI launches certifications for frontline workers; Google gamifies AI literacy with Stanford
[00:27:43] First NAEP results post-pandemic show continued learning loss and lack of political focus on academics
[00:39:01] Accountability challenges in education: attendance, wellness, and equity in public vs. private models
[00:43:46] Debate on Alpha Schools’ “two hours of AI per day” model and its implications for learning

Plus, special guest:
[00:50:17] Chris Walsh, Chief Product and Technology Officer of PBLWorks on scaling project-based learning

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Chapters

1. Kate Eberle Walker on parents’ concerns about AI chatbots and student mental health (00:00:00)

2. Apple integrates OpenAI and Gemini into Siri, reshaping the AI race (00:03:53)

3. Global AI shake-up: Microsoft shifts to Anthropic, Baidu gains ground, Google antitrust update (00:04:48)

4. Edtech funding slowdown and investor focus on regulated markets like special education (00:15:18)

5. OpenAI launches certifications for frontline workers; Google gamifies AI literacy with Stanford (00:18:40)

6. First NAEP results post-pandemic show continued learning loss and lack of political focus on academics (00:28:58)

7. Accountability challenges in education: attendance, wellness, and equity in public vs. private models (00:40:16)

8. Debate on Alpha Schools’ “two hours of AI per day” model and its implications for learning (00:45:01)

9. Chris Walsh, Chief Product and Technology Officer of PBLWorks on scaling project-based learning (00:51:32)

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