The Big Index
Who's who
The people, companies, nonprofits, funders and grants behind kids' learning and AI: researchers in learning science and tutoring, the teams building AI tutors, the voices on children and screens, and the money that pays for it. Public, professional facts only, each with a short and fair description.
- 409 people
- 196 companies
- 210 nonprofits, labs and funders
- 125 grants and prizes
People409
Researchers, builders, writers and advocates in learning, AI and children: who they are and what they are known for.
- Learning science and memory (23)
- AI tutoring researchers (18)
- Intelligent tutoring and adaptive learning (13)
- AI in education and learning at scale (12)
- Learning analytics and AI-in-education research (8)
- Kids, AI and learning research (4)
- AI in education commentators (18)
- Kids and AI research (9)
- Reading and literacy research (20)
- Math education research (16)
- Education economics and tutoring evidence (15)
- Learning analytics and educational data mining (4)
- Edtech history and critique (3)
- Games, making and learning (10)
- Children, media and screens (41)
- Child development and play (21)
- Teacher practice and assessment (10)
- Motivation and mindsets (8)
- Early childhood and child development (4)
- AI labs: education teams (8)
- AI tutor builders (21)
- Edtech founders and leaders (15)
- AI literacy builders (12)
- Learning engineering (7)
- Policy, philanthropy and investors (10)
- Journalists and podcasters (4)
- Child online safety and AI safety for kids (28)
- Policy, law and advocacy (20)
- Journalists and authors on the beat (13)
- Parenting voices (14)
Companies196
The companies making learning tools, AI tutors, kids' devices and AI toys, with who owns whom.
- AI labs with education work (10)
- AI tutors and homework help (14)
- Adaptive learning platforms (9)
- Reading and literacy (19)
- Math (21)
- Early learning (14)
- Coding and STEM (21)
- Language learning and online courses (14)
- Teacher tools and school platforms (28)
- AI robots and toys (10)
- Kids' devices and safety tech (20)
- Edtech holding companies and publishers (16)
Nonprofits, labs and funders210
Foundations, investors, research centers, nonprofits and government programs: who builds, studies and pays for the field.
- Foundations and funders (43)
- Edtech investors and accelerators (13)
- Government programs and public funders (27)
- International and multilateral bodies (6)
- Nonprofit builders (27)
- Computer science and AI literacy (15)
- Children's media (4)
- Online safety and advocacy (27)
- Research centers and labs (35)
- Coalitions and networks (8)
- Education journalism (5)
Grants and prizes125
Notable grants given and received, open funding programs, competitions and prizes.