☀️ Summer plans solidify for a tech-powered, high-quality fall term. Join us in NY this Sept.

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It’s July. Typically it’s a time for resetting, planning, and professional development across education. But this summer feels different: The pace of change, especially around AI, has accelerated with institutions such as Rice partnering with Microsoft and USF Law teaming up with Anthropic to embed AI tools into core learning environments and governments and global firms are scaling educator upskilling efforts at record speed. From Ontario’s $56M teacher workforce initiative to a $23M tech giant-supported push to train 400,000 U.S. K–12 educators in applied AI, the gap between vision and implementation is narrowing fast. For many, this isn’t just prep for fall—it’s recalibration for what comes next.

Dive into the HolonIQ platform to keep track of the top trends in Education to impact your strategy this fall. Click here to request a demo.

📊 Upskilling Teachers in AI

While nearly 70% of U.S. public schools have introduced some form of AI training for teachers, we’re still firmly in the experimentation phase. As educators head into fall, the real challenge will be balancing AI for productivity and planning with the realities of classroom management, appropriate use, and evolving pedagogical goals—where promising use cases may start to rise above the noise.

🗽 2025 Back to School Summit, Sept 9-11,NYC

👉 Register now 👈 Join 700 CEOs and influential leaders at the 2025 Back to School Summit, September 9–11 in New York City 🇺🇸. Two days of high-impact presentations, private roundtables, fireside chats, and curated networking with top companies, global foundations, and major institutional investors. Register now.

Educators, innovators, and anyone at the cross-section of education and work will gain value from these standout sessions:

🎓 Higher Ed Policy - High Stakes, Hard Choices: Navigating Risk-Sharing and Regulatory Change in Higher Ed

🌍 International Education - Global Student Flows: Navigating the Next Era of International Education

🛠️ Skills & Jobs - Aligning Learning with Labor: Strategies for a Skills-Driven Workforce Future; From Wandering to Wayfinding: Centering Career Navigation for the Next Generation

🤖 AI & Digital - AI Literacy: Navigating Policy, Skills, and Strategy in Education; Empire AI: Building New York’s Public Infrastructure for Responsible AI Leadership;

Connect with us for the 2025 Sponsorship Brochure for deeper partnerships.

🚨 1 August Deadline for QS Reimagine Education Awards 2025 - calling all educators, edtech innovators, and changemakers!

This is your chance to showcase your innovative solution on a global stage – driving transformation in education and employability for future generations.

🏆 2 x Prizes valued at $25,000 each
📢 Pitch to experts and get valuable feedback
🤝 Meet 1:1 with Investors

👉 Apply now! 📅 Deadline: 1 August 2025

💪 Power Moves

📜 Over 60 US organizations pledged to provide AI funding, curricula, and mentorship for K-12 students.

🚀 Google launched Gemini AI for education and 30+ free AI classroom tools to provide access to premium AI models and data protection.

🖥️ Oracle and Thailand’s DEPA partner to train 100,000 students and professionals by 2028..

💰 Education Funding

🧑‍💻 Honor Education, a US AI course designing platform, has raised $38M to expand its AI and digital learning capabilities. and grow its operations and customer success services.

👶 Bumo, a US on-demand childcare platform, has raised $10M to expand its operations and improve its real-time matching services.

📱 Galaxy Education, an early learning app provider, has raised $10M to support its English as a Second Language program.

🧑‍💼  NIIT MTS, a learning services provider, acquired MST Group to expand its presence in Europe and strengthen its reach in new market segments.

📄 MasteryPrep, a test prep solution, acquired Sirius Education Solutions to enhance STAAR exam preparation offerings in Texas schools.