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Beijing Releases 2026 Blue Paper on AI in Basic Education as Educators Warn Against Outcome-First Learning
Beijing's education authorities have released a blue paper mapping how artificial intelligence should be used in K-12 schools, as practitioners warned that AI-delivered results risk hollowing out the process of learning itself.
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11/11/2026, 6:30:00 PM
China's Kindergarten, Primary and Junior High School-Age Populations Have All Peaked, NDRC Says
China's top economic planner said school-age populations for kindergartens, primary schools and junior high schools have peaked, while senior high and higher education keep growing, prompting a nationwide reallocation of classrooms, teachers and universit
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11/11/2026, 5:00:00 PM
Mindmax Raises $3.3M Pre-Seed to Build an AI Tutor That Fights AI 'Cognitive Offloading'
London startup Mindmax, built by the team behind language app Memrise, has raised $3.3 million in pre-seed funding led by Concept Ventures to scale a spoken AI tutor for professional exams.
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11/10/2026, 5:00:00 PM
New Oriental Forum: Chinese Scientists Warn AI Study Tools Carry a 'Cognitive Penalty'
At its 18th Family Education Forum in Beijing, New Oriental and a roster of scientists and philosophers argued that AI tutoring risks "cognitive debt" in children - and that parents, not platforms, must draw the line.
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11/9/2026, 5:00:00 PM
Chinese Education Group Pivots to Humanoid-Robot Workforce Training as Embodied-AI Hype Outruns Deployment
One-Gao Technology Group has created an embodied-AI division and is building future learning centres and an industry college alliance, betting on robot-operations training as CAICT data show most Chinese humanoid units still sit in showrooms rather than f
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11/8/2026, 5:00:00 PM
Gymboree Marks 50 Years by Scaling Membership-Based 'Super Gymboree' Centers Across China
On the 50th anniversary of the brand, Gymboree is rolling out Super Gymboree, a membership-based children's growth center format, in direct-operated cities such as Beijing and Shanghai, turning its early learning centers from class venues into all-day fam
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11/7/2026, 5:00:00 PM
Beijing Opens Free AI Teaching-Agent Platform to Primary and Secondary Schools
The Beijing Academy of Educational Sciences has launched Zhi Xiaoyan (智小研), a general-purpose teaching agent platform that is free for primary and secondary schools and already used in more than 100 of them, alongside three AI literacy documents and a new
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11/6/2026, 6:30:00 PM
Youdao Launches Euler Tutor, an AI Agent That Walks Students Through the Maths
NetEase Youdao has released Euler Tutor (欧拉讲题), an interactive maths agent that explains a problem step by step, takes follow-up questions and draws on screen instead of handing over the answer. The app is free during its test phase.
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11/6/2026, 5:00:00 PM
SBI Investment Puts $8 Million into Swiss AI Toy Startup SCEPTICS
The VC arm of Japan's SBI Group has backed Zurich-based SCEPTICS, whose magnetic AI companion Sparkie encourages children aged 3-8 to keep asking questions. Funds go to engineering hires, safety certifications and a European and North American launch in s
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11/5/2026, 5:00:00 PM
ClassIn Founder Maps a Route Through China's Tutoring Downturn
With learning-tablet sales down 14.2% and the school-age population shrinking, ClassIn founder Junbo Song argues that tutoring operators should compete on AI-enabled feedback, redesigned learning spaces and Japan-style after-school services.
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11/4/2026, 8:00:00 PM
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