28 January, 2026 - Last week in TI
- Rahul Subramaniam
- Releases
- January 28, 2026
EduLLM v1.2.1: Support for Math Grade 4-7 and ELA Grade 3 and 8
EduLLM now supports Math Grade 4-7 and ELA Grade 3 standards, providing a comprehensive question generation solution for educational content creation.
- Math Grade 4-7 support: Added support for Math Grade 4-7 standards, enabling generation of questions for these grade levels. The support is still primitive, and will improve as further iterations happen.
- ELA Grade 3 and 8 support: Added support for ELA Grade 3 and 8 standards, enabling generation of questions for these grade levels. The support is still primitive, and will improve as further iterations happen.
Athena Accelerator: Cost Optimization & Quality Assurance
This release delivers further cost reductions in question generation, extends quality control coverage to browser-based scaffold prompts, and advances our work on improving system responses for struggling students.
- Continued Cost Reduction – Question generation cost now at $0.30 for most questions and $0.40 for complex cases, achieved through token caching for batch generation and strategic use of lighter models. Output tokens now represent the primary cost driver, with further optimization requiring architectural changes planned for future releases.
- Browser QC Parity – Scaffold prompts generated through the browser-based workflow now undergo the same quality control checks as offline generation. This ensures every question component a student encounters has been validated.
- Intervention System Refinement (In Progress) – Simulated student testing revealed inconsistencies in intervention timing for struggling students, ranging from overly eager to delayed responses. Current system achieves a median score of 60 (range 40-80) against our target of 85. Refinements are ongoing.
Athena Applets: Strong Quality Metrics & Multi-Grade Expansion
6 lessons approved this week with an 83.3% pass rate. Total review time was 46.2 minutes (3.9 minutes per iteration), and the current review queue holds 63 lessons.
- Production output – 6 lessons approved this week.
- Learning app library beta – Released beta version v4.0.0 adding support for Popup interactions. See the release notes for details.
- Quality improvement – 83.3% pass rate.
- Efficient iteration cycle – 12 total iterations completed in the past 7 days (4 feedback rounds, 8 approvals) with an average of 0.6 comments per lesson (6 total comments).
- Multi-grade coverage – Lessons approved across multiple grades: Grade 3 (1 lesson), Grade 4 (2 lessons), Grade 6 (3 lessons), with a review queue of 63 lessons ready for validation (Grade 4: 3, Grade 6: 60).
- Review time insights – Average review time of 3.9 minutes per iteration (total 46.2 minutes).
- Complete lesson catalog – See the full list of all uploaded lessons across grades in this lesson catalog with direct links to each lesson.
EduPaid v2.16.0: Interactive ESA Guidance & Commitment Pricing
New ESA Guidance section with interactive state-by-state information and AI-powered Q&A, plus commitment-based pricing options for learning tracks with flexible terms and automated cancellation scheduling.
- Interactive state-by-state ESA guidance: New ESA Guidance section helps providers understand Education Savings Account programs with interactive US map to view state-specific ESA details, AI-powered Q&A for instant answers about state programs, and access to FAQs and detailed information tailored to each state’s ESA policies.
- Commitment pricing with scheduled cancellations: Providers can offer commitment-based pricing on learning tracks with flexible commitment terms (3, 6, or 12 months), giving families better rates in exchange for subscription commitment, while cancellation requests are automatically scheduled for when the commitment period ends, providing transparency on terms.
LearnLens Studio: Enhanced Course Discovery & Generation Quality
LearnLens Studio courses now reach learners through major AI assistants and search engines, while improved generation quality eliminates duplicates and gaps. New onboarding controls and learning science insights help learners convert passive videos into lasting knowledge.
- AI-powered course discovery – Courses are now discoverable and recommended by major AI assistants and search engines, connecting learners with the right content exactly when they need it.
- Higher-quality course generation – Stronger quality controls ensure no duplicate segments, complete coverage of micro-concepts, accurate timing without filler, and professional terminology throughout every course.
- Enhanced AI guide experience – AI guide avatars now appear in the ‘Before You Start’ section for each segment and at the final analysis step of the pre-test, providing contextual guidance at critical learning moments. Full playback controls (pause/play/replay) with smoother audio transitions and mobile-friendly interface, plus automatic support for all major English variants (US, GB, CA, AU) for a natural experience across regions.
- Learning science insights – New blog series starting with Why Watching Videos Doesn’t Work, explaining how retrieval practice, spaced repetition, and interleaving help convert passive videos into lasting knowledge.
- Performance & feedback improvements – Faster course pages with SSR, privacy-first analytics via PostHog for better product optimization, and built-in contact form for sharing feedback directly from the product.
Alpha Communities: Connect, Chat, Events & Content Library
Alpha Communities ships major features enabling families to connect with each other, chat in real-time, discover and attend events, browse a content library, and leverage AI-powered matchmaking—all built with Apple Human Interface Guidelines and a unified design system.
- Asks & Offers marketplace – Complete peer-to-peer marketplace where families can post asks (seeking help) and offers (sharing resources) across 8 community categories, with AI-powered connection reason summaries that explain why members are a good match, glass card UI with category badges, and wizard-style creation modals.
- Real-time chat & connect system – Apple-designed chat interface for parent-to-parent messaging, connect-by-handle feature allowing members to send connection requests via unique handles, intro request modals for directory introductions, and email notifications for connection requests.
- Community events platform – Full events system with creation, RSVP, and management capabilities; sectioned UI showing Recommended, Upcoming (grouped by This Week/Next Week/Later), and user RSVPs; event recommendations engine; admin-only event creation controls; external events support; and a dedicated Past Events archive.
- Content library (Phase 1) – New content library with video/audio playback via Mux player, text content rendering with markdown support, section-based organization with recommendations, three-tier access control (public/authenticated/restricted), and user progress tracking.
- Pods & referral system – Pods system for organizing community groups with referral integration, referral email notifications via generic Edge Function, and complete test coverage.
- Handle system – Unique handle creation for each member enabling easy discovery and connection requests without sharing personal contact information.
- Redesigned home experience – New Explorer and Insider landing pages with tier-appropriate content, journeys feature for guided onboarding paths, and global payment modal overlay across all routes.
- Enhanced onboarding – Comprehensive child information collection, child grade details UI, improved form validation with E2E tests, and address auto-population fixes.
- Design system updates – Typography standards eliminating hardcoded values, PostHog analytics integration, and consistent Apple HIG-inspired styling throughout.
Legal Intake: Reopen Requests & View AI Review
Legal Intake v2.2.2 Alpha empowers legal admins with request lifecycle control and enhanced visibility into AI reviews. Now serving 100+ users with 420+ requests being processed.
- Reopen request workflow – Legal admins can now reopen resolved requests with clarification messages automatically added to the discussion board, email notifications to all stakeholders, and re-signature capability for documents.
- View AI Review – Legal admins and request owners can revisit the complete AI interactive review conversation for submitted requests, accessible via the Download Artifacts tab for better troubleshooting and context.
BrainTrust: Smarter School Analysis & Enhanced Finance Agent
BrainTrust’s school analysis tools gain powerful affordability modeling that provides accurate TAM estimates for private schools, while the Finance Agent becomes more versatile with comprehensive Google Drive integration for document creation and management.
- Affordability Score Tool – New comprehensive affordability analysis combines household incomes, school tuition, estimated loan requirements, average private school enrollment scores, and county-specific enrollment data to provide accurate Total Addressable Market (TAM) estimates for private schools in any area. This helps identify viable markets for school expansion.
- SIR Report Bug Fixes – Multiple bug fixes in School Information Report generation ensure more reliable and accurate reporting.
- Google Drive Integration – Finance Agent now features full Google Drive capabilities, allowing it to create and edit Google Docs and Google Sheets, as well as manage plain text files (TXT, CSV) directly on Google Drive. These versatile tools can be leveraged by other agents across the platform.