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Guest Post: What Happens When School Leaders Aren't Prepared to Teach Reading? (opens the original)
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We’re excited to share this guest post from Adrienne Reese, Janice Brenes Catinchi, and Taylor Arrell of AIM Institute for Learning and Research. Without further ado!Imagine discovering that everything you were trained to do has been replaced by a better way and you’re the last to know.The Talent Lab is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscr
Recap: AI moratoriums and PE hold periods (opens the original)
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It’s been a while–sorry for the hiatus! Part of that is because I (Chris) recently signed with Transatlantic Agency to represent my fiction writing, and that has been a long process. I will credit this newsletter for being a nice outlet for my writing dreams, which seem to slowly be taking shape (I’ll obviously keep you all in the loop as my horror novel goes to submission).A lot has happened since we last checked in. Let’s recap!<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substac
Applying our Framework to Quizlet (opens the original)
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Quizlet has raised $62M in funding at a $1B valuation. According to their CEO, they hit $152M in ARR in 2025, up from $55M in 2023–which is genuinely impressive, if true.Their investors include General Atlantic and Owl Ventures. Their value proposition is that they make it easier for students to study, and easier for teachers to…quiz?…students. The question, though, is whether features are valuable enough (and differentiated enough) to survive the AI tsunami washing away smaller DTC incumbents.<
A Framework for Evaluating AI (opens the original)
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