Week in Edtech 3/18/26: NVIDIA’s Agentic AI Land Grab, ASU’s AI Playbook, AI Literacy vs Screen Bans, School Choice Expansion, Edtech Funding Shifts, and More! Feat. Aaron Cuny of AI for Equity & Joshua Broggi of Woolf
1 hour 29 minutes Posted Mar 27, 2026 at 12:00 pm.
] NVIDIA signals the shift from AI experimentation to a full-scale platform “land grab” [00:08:19] Early signs of AI-driven productivity gains point to real workforce disruption [00:13:16] Governments invest in AI retraining, labor upsk...
NVIDIA signals the shift from AI experimentation to a full-scale platform “land grab”
Early signs of AI-driven productivity gains point to real workforce disruption
Governments invest in AI retraining, labor upskilling, and workforce preparedness
Apprenticeships emerge as a critical pathway as entry-level jobs decline
AI “agent armies” could make one-person businesses more viable than ever
Schools balance AI literacy initiatives with rising pressure for screen bans
Debate grows over big tech’s responsibility in supporting education systems
Media backlash questions edtech’s impact on student learning outcomes
School choice expands rapidly, with mixed impacts across states
ASU highlighted as a leading model for AI-ready higher education
Edtech funding shifts to more deals with smaller check sizes
Startups scale faster with less capital due to AI-powered development
Optimism grows for edtech innovation over the next 12–24 months
Aaron Cuny, CEO of AI for Equity, on building AI leadership capacity in school systems
Joshua Broggi, CEO and Founder of Woolf, on rethinking higher education with competency-based models
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