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Vendors pitch AI, virtual reality and industry partnerships as tools to boost classroom instruction and workforce pipelines
Summary
EdTech vendors and nonprofit partners described AI voice‑enabled tools, virtual‑reality STEM platforms and industry‑connected career micro‑credentials and urged targeted state funding and pilots to scale programs in Ohio schools.
A string of education‑technology and workforce organizations told the Senate Education Committee they can deliver AI tools, virtual‑reality learning and industry‑aligned credentialing to improve classroom instruction and connect students to Ohio jobs — and several asked for pilot funding in the state budget.
Charlie Mulligan and Stiegler EdTech described an e‑sports‑linked micro‑credentialing model used in North Carolina to train high‑school students for STEM careers and recommended a modest pilot in Ohio targeting 1,000+ students across several districts. Mulligan said the state’s participation…
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