EdTech Chronicle

CEO & Founder of CoChat, Marcel Folaron CoChat is an AI research workspace built for higher education, on a mission to solve the trust problem that has followed AI into academia. These tools have made research faster, but they also fabricate sources, inventing papers, generating fake DOIs, and misattributing quotes. Faculty have been left to choose between banning AI outright or fact-checking every reference by hand, while students learn research habits on systems that regularly mislead them.

Al-Khwarzmi: Father of Algebra and the Algorithm is a free educational AI-animated docudrama chronicling Al-Khwarizmi’s journey to the House of Wisdom. Journey to ninth-century Baghdad where a young outsider from the provinces fused Greek geometry and Indian arithmetic into something entirely new. Al-Khwarizmi: Father of Algebra and the Algorithm | An Original Docudrama Series released episode 1 on July 15, 2026.

New tools give school leaders more ways to engage families, strengthen school-community connections, and meet the unique communication needs of middle and high schools. ClassDojo for Districts is a unified communication and engagement platform that brings everyday classroom updates and districtwide messaging into one seamless experience—helping families feel connected, students stay engaged, and school culture grows stronger.

Seven in 10 students—at least two million kids—aren’t reading proficiently when they reach the fourth grade, putting them at serious risk of falling further and further behind in their education. Reading intervention is the key to changing that. Reading intervention involves highly targeted and intensive reading instruction to accelerate the skills of students who are reading below grade level. And the research is clear on what’s needed to deliver reading intervention in schools successfully.

The recipients of the 2026 PBL Champions and John Larmer “JL” Lifelong Learning awards exemplify a profound commitment to high-quality Project Based Learning San Rafael, CA (June 24, 2026) – The Buck Institute for Education (dba PBLWorks), a national provider of professional development and curriculum for high-quality Project Based Learning (PBL), has announced the recipients of its 2026 PBL Champions Awards and John Larmer “JL” Lifelong Learning Awards.

New graduate degree prepares artists and designers to create, lead, and launch in an AI-powered creative economy SAN FRANCISCO, CA (July 7, 2026)—Academy of Art University today announced the launch of its new Master of Fine Arts (MFA) in AI-Driven Creative Practice, an advanced graduate degree designed for artists, designers, and creative professionals who want to shape the future of artificial intelligence—not simply respond to it.

Acquisition expands CyberNut’s student safety offering with a widely adopted digital citizenship curriculum. MIAMI, FL — July 8, 2026 — CyberNut, the cybersecurity awareness platform built exclusively for K-12 school districts, today announced it has acquired the Neptune Navigate Digital Citizenship platform, adding an established student curriculum to its K-12 safety offering. The acquisition deepens CyberNut’s focus on protecting both staff and students.

BALTIMORE, Md. — July 7, 2026 — Concentric Educational Solutions today announced a new certificate program for its Professional Student Advocates developed at Howard University in collaboration with The Human Potential L.A.B., a research nonprofit focused on applying the science of human development to real-world settings.

CODiE judge states after reviewing Reading Eggs that, “Reading Eggs serves as an exceptional, high-engagement digital supplement for Tier 1 foundational literacy reinforcement.” Reading Eggs from 3P Learning has been honored in the 2026 CODiE Awards as being among the very best products to help students develop early literacy skills.

A high school teacher in New York City founded DonorsChoose because he experienced what too many public school teachers experience: not enough resources to meet their students’ needs and interests. I’m talking about basic stuff that every classroom needs, like paper and pens, and more specific resources like 3-D printers.