MBA‑led teams from top business schools are advancing AI tools aimed at K‑12 and special education. Stanford‑affiliated Journify Learning raised venture and grant funding to automate special‑education paperwork and compliance, while Columbia’s Sara Technology secured non‑dilutive grants and 37 pilots for an AI speech‑practice platform designed with speech‑language pathologists. Both ventures report adoption across districts and clinics and emphasize evidence and responsible design: Journify is backed by Reach Capital and NewSchools funding, and Sara highlights clinical partnerships and Hult Prize recognition. University entrepreneurship programs and education schools are using these examples to attract industry partnerships and to reframe MBA career pipelines toward edtech commercialization.