AI + Education Weekly Update
Week of September 15th, 2025
To catch up on another busy week in AI + Education news, check out our weekly updates for our review and analysis of some of the key highlights worth staying informed about.
Week of September 19th, 2025
2025 State EdTech Trends Report Released
SETDA and Whiteboard Advisors recently released their 2025 EdTech Trends Report, which highlights ongoing needs around funding, AI literacy training, and cybersecurity infrastructure.
California's SB53 AI Safety Bill
SB53, a bill before the California state legislature, would require AI developers to meet enhanced safety and transparency requirements and has received endorsement from Anthropic.
New Research, Features, and Learning from Anthropic
Anthropic advanced their AI literacy efforts by releasing a report on AI usage among educators, launching new AI fluency courses, and adding new features to Claude.
Google Continues Education Market Push
Google continues its push into the education market by introducing new AI literacy resources and training for educators, students and parents, updates to NotebookLM, and launching its new “Learn Your Way” learning experiment.
OpenAI Launches Mental Health Initiative
OpenAI is launching an initiative to improve its response to mental and emotional distress, with a key focus on strengthening protections for teens. This initiative comes one week after the public announcement of a lawsuit by the parents of Adam Raine, whose son died by suicide in April after a series of interactions with ChatGPT.
