Claude for Teachers is a free Claude plan for verified US K-12 educators who sign up with a school email address. It bundles Claude Pro-level features with lesson-planning skills, a connector tied to state academic standards, and terms written specifically for K-12 — including a promise not to train on your conversations and a data processing agreement built around FERPA. This guide walks through who qualifies, what you get, and how your data is protected, based only on the official support article. Expect it to take about 5-10 minutes to review.
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What is Claude for Teachers?
Claude for Teachers gives verified US K-12 educators Claude Pro-level features for free. It adds teaching skills built for lesson planning and differentiation, a connector to academic standards in all 50 states, and terms written for K-12 — no training on your conversations, and student information handled under a data processing agreement built around FERPA.
Before you start
- Confirm you're an educator working in a US K-12 school (kindergarten through 12th grade).
- You'll need an email address issued by your school. A personal email may not verify successfully.
- You need to be using Claude for educational purposes.
- If your school or district already has a separate written agreement with Anthropic, that agreement governs your use instead of the standard terms described here — check with your administrator first if you're unsure.
Quick term glossary
- K-12 — the US term for kindergarten through 12th grade, roughly matching Korea's kindergarten through high school senior year.
- FERPA — the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, a US law that gives schools and families control over student records.
- DPA (Data Processing Agreement) — a document that spells out who processes personal data, for what purpose, and how.
- Controller / Processor — privacy-law terms distinguishing the party that decides how data is used (Controller) from the party that only processes it on instruction (Processor).
- SOC 2 — Service Organization Control 2, a certification issued after an external auditor reviews a company's security practices.
- Learning Commons connector — a connector that gives Claude access to academic standards in all 50 US states, along with prerequisite skills and curriculum context.
Who can sign up?
Individual educators working in US K-12 schools qualify — this is a per-teacher signup, not a school- or district-wide purchase, and verification happens with a school email.
| Who | Description |
|---|---|
| Classroom teachers | Any subject, any grade from kindergarten through 12th |
| Instructional coaches, specialists, interventionists | Educators supporting classroom teachers |
| Librarians, counselors, and other certificated staff | Certificated school staff outside the classroom |
Note: Claude for Teachers is educator-only, not for students. If you're a student over 18, or using Claude outside your work as an educator, you're covered by the Consumer Terms of Service on a regular Claude.ai account instead.
What's included?
You get Claude Pro-level features plus tools built specifically for teaching. Specifically, the plan includes:
- Claude Pro-level features, including Claude Code and Cowork (confirm exact scope on screen)
- Teaching skills for lesson planning and differentiation, grounded in learning science
- The Learning Commons connector — academic standards across all 50 states, the prerequisite skills beneath them, and curriculum context
- Education connectors from partners including MagicSchool, TeachFX, and Canva for Education
- FERPA-aligned protections
Some features from the standard Team plan are turned off, since they assume a multi-person organization with a bill to pay.
| Feature on a standard Team plan | On Claude for Teachers |
|---|---|
| Billing and seat purchasing | Not available — there's no bill on a free individual account |
| Member invitations and management | Not available |
| Roles and permissions | Not available |
| SSO and domain capture | Not available |
| Spend controls | Not available |
| Usage credits | Not available |
| Premium seats | Not available |
How is your data protected?
Under Claude for Teachers, you (or your school) are the Controller of the data you submit, and Anthropic acts as the Processor, handling it only as you instruct. Neither your inputs nor Claude's outputs are used to train models — you keep all rights to what you type or upload, and you own the outputs.
Security measures include AES-256 encryption at rest, TLS 1.2 or better in transit, multi-factor authentication on every system holding your data, access limited to staff who need it, annual third-party audits and penetration testing, and certifications such as SOC 2 listed at Anthropic's Trust Center. You can delete your chats anytime from your dashboard.
How to sign up
- Check eligibility — confirm you're a US K-12 educator with a school-issued email.
- Verify with your school email — go to the official Claude for Teachers page and verify with your school email. Confirm the exact button or menu wording on screen, since it may change.
- Confirm the plan switch — once verified, your account moves onto the Claude for Teachers plan (a free Claude for Teams plan for verified educators). Success looks like your dashboard showing the new plan name.
- Explore the connectors — try the Learning Commons connector, then connect education partners like MagicSchool, TeachFX, or Canva for Education.
- Check your data controls — confirm from your dashboard that you can delete chats whenever you need to.
Common sticking points
- Verification fails with a personal email — Claude for Teachers verifies with a school-issued email address only. Use your official school email.
- A student tries to sign up — this plan is educator-only. Students should use a regular Claude.ai account under the Consumer Terms of Service instead.
- Unsure whether a separate agreement applies — if your school or district has its own written agreement with Anthropic, that governs instead of these standard terms. Check with your administrator if you're not sure.
- Still have questions — reach out to Anthropic's Support team.
Going further
If you're looking to purchase Claude for an entire school or district rather than signing up individually, that's handled through the Claude for Nonprofits program. If you're already on Claude for Teachers, start by connecting the Learning Commons connector for your grade and subject, then add education connectors like MagicSchool, TeachFX, or Canva for Education one at a time to fit your lesson-planning workflow.
Frequently asked questions
Q. Can students use Claude for Teachers?
No. This plan is for verified educators only; students and anyone using Claude outside educator work fall under the Consumer Terms of Service on a regular Claude.ai account instead.
Q. Is Claude for Teachers paid?
No, it's free. Educators can verify and access it at no cost, and signing up by June 30, 2027 guarantees a full year of free access.
Q. Is my conversation data used to train Claude?
No. Neither your inputs nor Claude's outputs are used for model training, and you can delete your chat history anytime from your dashboard.
Q. How can a school or district purchase Claude for everyone?
Claude for Teachers is a free plan for individual educators, so district- or school-wide purchasing is handled separately through the Claude for Nonprofits program.
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