{"id":3531,"date":"2026-09-10T23:44:20","date_gmt":"2026-09-10T19:44:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.actutech.app\/schools-are-catching-on-to-big-techs-playbook\/"},"modified":"2026-09-10T23:44:20","modified_gmt":"2026-09-10T19:44:20","slug":"schools-are-catching-on-to-big-techs-playbook","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.actutech.app\/en\/schools-are-catching-on-to-big-techs-playbook\/","title":{"rendered":"Schools are catching on to Big Tech\u2019s playbook"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"laptop with an apple on a stack of books\" data-caption=\"\" data-portal-copyright=\"Image: The Verge\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/STK483_EDUCATION_D.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0,0,100,100\" \/><figcaption>\n\t\t<\/figcaption><\/p><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It&rsquo;s the hot new thing in tech, and it&rsquo;s where all the jobs are. Students who don&rsquo;t learn to use it fall behind. And to help them catch up in time, its creators are graciously providing the resources and curriculum for learning it, often pro bono.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That&rsquo;s the narrative AI companies are pitching schools on right now, but according to <em>New York Times<\/em> education technology reporter Natasha Singer, it&rsquo;s also how the tech industry has built its influence in classrooms for the past 15 years.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a new book, <em>Coding Kids<\/em>,<em> <\/em>Singer details how tech companies took a central role in promoting computers and coding skills in education, promising computer sci \u2026<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/policy\/993308\/computer-science-ai-education-coding-kids\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read the full story at The Verge.<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&rsquo;s the hot new thing in tech, and it&rsquo;s where all the jobs are. 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