Anthropic makes premium Claude free for US teachers: Here's what educators get

Anthropic on Tuesday announced a new program offering verified K-12 educators in the United States free access to premium Claude capabilities. The company said the program, named Claude for Teachers, will provide educators with a library of teaching skills and direct access to evidence-based curricula mapped to academic standards across all 50 U.S. states. Anthropic said decades of research have shown that practices such as differentiation, mastery-based learning and small-group instruction can improve student achievement, but teachers often lack the time and resources to implement them effectively. The company said Claude for Teachers is designed to bridge the gap between educational best practices and what teachers can realistically accomplish during a busy working week. The program connects to Learning Commons, giving Claude access to academic standards across all 50 states and the smaller learning competencies underlying each standard. It also incorporates curricular resources such as OpenSciEd and IM v.360 from Illustrative Mathematics. Educators can connect Claude with an ecosystem of K-12 education tools including ASSISTments, Brisk Teaching, Canva Education, Coteach, Diffit, Eedi, MagicSchool, Snorkl and TeachFX. Anthropic said the skills were co-developed with Learning Commons and evaluated for pedagogical rigor, alignment and classroom usability. The company said teachers will remain in control of the data they share and that information provided through the program will not be used for model training. Eligible teachers who sign up by June 30, 2027, will receive a full year of access.