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See the full story · 3 sourcesGo to the 9to5Mac home page Switch site 9to5Toys 9to5Google Logo 9to5Google Electrek Drone DJ Logo DroneDJ Space Explored About Privacy Toggle social menu Toggle dark mode Search for: Submit Toggle search form Forums Store Podcasts Apple@Work Happy Hour 9to5Mac Daily Overtime iPhone iPhone Mac Mac MacBook Pro MacBook Air iMac Mac mini Mac Studio Mac Pro iPad iPad Pro iPad Air iPad mini iPad iPadOS Watch Apple Watch Apple Watch Ultra Apple Health Apple Watch SE Vision Vision Pro visionOS Music and TV Apple Music AirPods HomePod Apple TV Guides Reviews How Tos AAPL Apple Store Apple Arcade Apple Card Apple Silicon Apple One Apple Fitness+ CarPlay Siri HomeKit Toggle dark mode AI ChatGPT OpenAI OpenAI expands free ChatGPT for Teachers to 55 school systems across 20 states Zac Hall | Aug 26 2026 - 10:46 am PT 0 Comments OpenAI first launched its free ChatGPT for Teachers program in 2025. Today the company announced a vast expansion of the program, covering 55 additional school systems across 20 states.
OpenAI says the new expansion reaches more than 100,000 additional educators and staff.
"With this new cohort, OpenAI is now working with more than 100 K–12 organizations across 30 states to provide free access and training to over 300,000 educators and staff," the company says.
OpenAI says ChatGPT for Teachers will remain free "for verified U.S. K–12 educators through June 2028."
Separately, the firm details a new data privacy agreement related to ChatGPT for Teachers.
Alongside this, we’re also announcing a data privacy agreement spanning 16 states, a first for the industry, that provides a common framework for districts to evaluate ChatGPT for Teachers against their student data privacy requirements, helping make responsible AI adoption simpler and more consistent across school systems.
Our work continues to be guided by the belief that AI should support learning, not shortcut it, and educators should remain in control of how AI shapes classroom experiences. In this spirit, ChatGPT for Teachers continues to be available to administrators, faculty, and educators only.
You can learn much more about OpenAI's ChatGPT for Teachers program here . Back in July, Anthropic started its own program for free access to Claude for educators as well.
OpenAI has also published a new report on how AI is being used for continuous education.
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