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Claude for Teachers: free premium access for verified US K-12 educators

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Anthropic is launching Claude for Teachers with free premium Claude capabilities for verified US K–12 educators, plus teaching skills and curriculum connections aligned to all 50 state standards.

Anthropic is rolling out Claude for Teachers, offering free access to premium Claude capabilities for verified US K-12 educators (Claude post on X).

What's included

Anthropic says the program includes:

Eligibility and timing

  • The free educator offering is described as for US K-12 educators (Claude for Teachers).
  • Anthropic says you can sign up by June 30, 2027 to get a full year of free access (Claude for Teachers).

How to get it

Anthropic directs teachers to get verified via the Claude for Teachers page (Claude for Teachers).

Notes on data use

Anthropic states that training is off by default for every verified educator account; it also says educator accounts include FERPA-aligned terms plus an SLA for deleting conversations that contain student data (Claude for Teachers).

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