Tech companies pledge $23 million to train teachers to use AI
Big Tech wants to get AI into every classroom, and now it’s trying to make sure that teachers do, too.
Microsoft, Anthropic, and OpenAI are pledging $23 million to help the American Federation of Teachers set up a “National Academy for A.I. Instruction” in New York to help train teachers on how to use AI and help weave the technology into their curricula.
The teacher’s union is the second-largest in the US and represents 1.8 million teachers from pre-K through 12th grade. The National Academy for AI Instruction plans to train 400,000 teachers over five years, reaching 7.2 million students, according to the announcement.
Getting teacher buy-in on AI is a crucial step for tech companies to secure federal education dollars as they desperately seek large enterprise customers to support the business.
In addition to teacher unions, the Trump administration is backing AI in the classroom in a big way, even though the potential harms of the technology aren’t fully understood. America’s kids might end up being the guinea pigs to see how AI can be used for education.
The teacher’s union is the second-largest in the US and represents 1.8 million teachers from pre-K through 12th grade. The National Academy for AI Instruction plans to train 400,000 teachers over five years, reaching 7.2 million students, according to the announcement.
Getting teacher buy-in on AI is a crucial step for tech companies to secure federal education dollars as they desperately seek large enterprise customers to support the business.
In addition to teacher unions, the Trump administration is backing AI in the classroom in a big way, even though the potential harms of the technology aren’t fully understood. America’s kids might end up being the guinea pigs to see how AI can be used for education.
