Schools are catching on to Big Tech’s playbook
The Verge 1 month ago 29 ● 3 sources
Tech companies have pushed into classrooms with their own coding-and-AI learning pitches, extending influence over school curricula rather than just providing optional resources. The New York Times reporter Natasha Singer traces this strategy back 15 years in her book, Coding Kids. As a result, schools are increasingly shaped by industry-backed “catch up” programs on how students should learn to use these tools.