将ChatGPT教师版推广至更多美国学区

Bringing ChatGPT for Teachers to more U.S. school districts

New partnerships with school districts bring ChatGPT for Teachers to more than 100,000 additional educators and staff.

Building trust into district adoption

Learning through a shared implementation model

Giving teachers the agentic tools and support to lead

When we introduced ChatGPT for Teachers in 2025 to nearly 150,000 teachers and staff, our goal was to give educators a secure place to explore AI, understand where it is useful, and help shape how it should be used in education. Today, we are expanding this work to 55 additional school systems across 20 states, bringing ChatGPT for Teachers to over 100,000 more educators and staff.

The new cohort of district partnerships includes 1 in 5 of America’s 20 largest public school districts and some of the country’s most diverse school systems. 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.

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. ChatGPT for Teachers remains a free tool for verified U.S. K–12 educators through June 2028.

Responsible adoption at national scale: ChatGPT for Teachers district partners across the country

For school systems, responsible AI adoption also requires clear privacy protections and a way for district leaders to understand and manage how tools are used.

OpenAI is also expanding the privacy infrastructure that helps districts adopt AI responsibly. We’re introducing a 16-state National Data Privacy Agreement through the Student Data Privacy Consortium⁠(opens in a new window) framework, giving districts in participating states a recognized path to evaluate and adopt ChatGPT for Teachers without negotiating separate agreements district by district. This is designed to meet districts and states within the privacy process they already use, adapting to state and local requirements, and making responsible adoption easier.

Today, our signed General Offers cover 16 states: Illinois, Iowa, Maine, Massachusetts, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, and Washington. California is also covered by a separate agreement.

For school systems, responsible AI adoption depends not only on access, but on governance, privacy, procurement, and trust. This work builds on statewide agreements OpenAI has already signed and reflects a broader commitment to meeting districts where they are, with the legal and privacy protections their communities require.

ChatGPT for Teachers was designed with education-grade privacy, security, and administrative controls. Data shared in a ChatGPT for Teachers workspace is not used to train our models by default, and school and district leaders can bring educators into a managed workspace⁠(opens in a new window) with role-based controls designed to support schools’ FERPA requirements.

As AI evolves from answering questions to helping carry out increasingly complex, multi-step workflows, access to tools like ChatGPT alone won’t be enough. Through our shared implementation model, OpenAI is working alongside districts to provide hands-on training, support for district leaders, peer learning across school systems, and ongoing guidance to help educators build the skills and confidence to take advantage of these capabilities. Through this close collaboration, feedback from districts helps OpenAI understand what educators and administrators need next.

This structure is a glimpse at what responsible AI adoption can look like at scale when teachers experiment in a secure workspace, districts implement AI with appropriate oversight and expert guidance, and educators and leaders share what works across classrooms, schools, and communities.

“Education has always helped young people prepare for the world they’re going to inherit. In the age of AI, students need educators and schools that help them build judgment, confidence, and agency with these tools,” said Leah Belsky, Vice President of Education, OpenAI. “By partnering with educators, our goal is to give teachers time, training, and a community to learn from one another, and they help us build alongside the people who know students best.”

Lynwood Unified was one of the first districts to join OpenAI’s first K–12 cohort. Their vision is clear: treat AI as an equity issue, prioritize privacy, and give educators the support to explore it responsibly. Through initial training and ongoing space to experiment and learn with peers, faculty are growing more confident and using AI to enhance their teaching. That experience also helps educators develop an informed point of view so they can guide students when questions about AI arise.

“Partnering with OpenAI allowed us to bring every member of our staff into one protected environment. We trained everyone—from librarians and maintenance staff to switchboard operators and principal secretaries—not only to use ChatGPT in their jobs, but to help students think about keeping the human in the loop.”

Christina Ordonez, Technology & Media Department Chair, New Educator Coordinator, Auditorium Manager, Township 211 Unified School District

“Sarasota County Schools is optimistic and enthusiastic about the possibilities artificial intelligence offers the K–12 education sector, especially through our partnership with OpenAI. AI has tremendous potential to enhance teaching and learning, support our educators, and better prepare students for a rapidly changing world. We are even more confident moving forward with the additional security measures now in place through ChatGPT, which provide important safeguards for our staff and district data. These protections allow us to explore the benefits of AI thoughtfully and responsibly while maintaining security and appropriate access as top priorities.”

Joe Binswanger, Executive Director, Accountability & Technology, Sarasota County Schools

“Every school district needs an AI strategy, and it needs one now—one that connects policy, responsible-use guidelines, family communication, capacity-building, and a way to measure impact.Partnering with OpenAI helped us define our priorities and surface the questions we needed to build our AI literacy framework—how to empower students and staff, protect data and integrity, embed AI literacy in the curriculum, engage families, and make the work sustainable.”

Patrick Gittisriboongul, Superintendent, Lynwood Unified School District

“At Houston ISD, our AI work starts with a simple question: what is the right problem to solve? The goal is not to use AI just because it’s new but instead to understand the opportunity these tools present. With OpenAI, we’re helping educators and staff build the fluency and confidence to keep humans at the center while streamlining the processes that support every classroom, from curriculum review to student support. When people can anchor AI in a real need, it becomes tangible, purposeful, and much less intimidating.”

Christine Mai, Director of Innovation, AI Initiatives Lead, Houston Independent School District

“The question is no longer whether AI will enter education, but whether educators will lead the transformation or react to it. Working with OpenAI gives our teachers a safe place to explore these tools, discover where they can make the biggest difference