ChatGPT for Teachers

A free, education-specific ChatGPT workspace for verified U.S. K-12 educators.

What it does: It gives verified K-12 educators unlimited messages with GPT-5.1 Auto, plus search, file uploads, image generation, custom GPTs and shared projects. It connects to Google Drive, Microsoft 365 and Canva. Schools get admin controls and SAML SSO.
Best for: School SLPs who want a general AI assistant inside a workspace built for K-12 educators.
Price: Free for verified U.S. K-12 educators through June 2028, according to the Nov 19, 2025 announcement (verification by SheerID). Pricing may change after June 2028. Note: the chatgpt.com/pricing FAQ says the free period runs "through June 2027."
Limitation: Only verified U.S. K-12 educators get free access, and the free period is time-limited. OpenAI's own pages give different end dates.
Tags: General AI assistant
Official site: openai.com/index/chatgpt-for-teachers/ ↗

Privacy (as stated by the vendor)

"Anything you share with ChatGPT for Teachers is not used to train our models by default, and the workspace is built to protect student data and help schools meet FERPA requirements." HIPAA: not stated; BAA: not stated; COPPA: not stated; retention: not stated.

Facts from the vendor's own site, checked 2026-10-15. This is not a compliance review; check with your district before entering any student data. Something changed? Tell us.

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