Tune in to this Omni-AI Alliance call coordinated by Learning Counsel News Media to hear a briefing about the national education market trends and the emerging focus on AI-as-Infrastructure. Find out: Enrollment trends projected through 2030, regions seeing the most attrition, spend on edtech in hardware/networking/major systems versus curriculum; private and microschool spend, consumer expectation research, rate of shift to Omni-AI, the 6 themes for 2026, and the new STEM converse -- CRAFT.
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AI as a Tool vs AI-as-Infrastructure
• Feb. 10, 2026
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