Week in Edtech 5/27/26: AFT Reverses Course on AI, i-Ready Faces Backlash, New Federal School Choice Tax Credit, AI Remediation Gains Momentum, Anthropic Surges, and More! Feat. Noah Pickus of Duke University from Edtech Insiders

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Alex Sarlin and Ben Kornell

Week in Edtech 5/27/26: AFT Reverses Course on AI, i-Ready Faces Backlash, New Federal School Choice Tax Credit, AI Remediation Gains Momentum, Anthropic Surges, and More! Feat. Noah Pickus of Duke University

1 hour 1 minutes Posted Jun 5, 2026 at 12:00 pm.

] AFT shifts its position on AI and screen time in schools [00:07:25] i-Ready faces growing parent backlash despite strong adoption and...

AFT shifts its position on AI and screen time in schools

i-Ready faces growing parent backlash despite strong adoption and efficacy data

New federal Education Freedom Tax Credit could accelerate school choice and supplemental learning

Education savings accounts create new opportunities for edtech business models

New research highlights AI's potential to help students catch up academically

Guided practice emerges as a promising framework for AI-powered learning

Survey finds 99% of executives expect AI-driven workforce reductions within two years

Anthropic's rapid growth reshapes the competitive landscape for generative AI

Noah Pickus, Head of Global Strategy and Partnerships and Senior Advisor to the Provost at Duke University, on the Future Universities Alliance and reimagining higher education globally

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Send us Fan Mail Join hosts Alex Sarlin and Ben Kornell as they discuss the growing backlash against AI and screen time in schools, the launch of a federal education tax credit, promising new evidence for AI-powered remediation, workforce disruption from AI, and the future of higher education with Noah Pickus of Duke University. ✨ Episode Highlights: [

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