Anthropic 7/14 Claude for Teachers: free Claude for US K-12 educators + Learning Commons + 10 ed-tech platform integrations

Anthropic's July 14, 2026 newsroom post (updated July 21, 2026) announces Claude for Teachers — free premium Claude access for verified US K-12 educators, a library of teaching skills, and direct connection to Learning Commons for standards-aligned lesson planning (mapped to all 50 US states). Capabilities: differentiation support; Claude Code and Cowork for autonomous task handling (e.g. reviewing exit tickets daily at 4 pm); data-analysis tools with educator-controlled data sharing (not used for model training). Platform integrations: ASSISTments, Brisk Teaching, Canva Education, Coteach, Diffit, Eedi, MagicSchool, Snorkl, TeachFX, plus curricular resources OpenSciEd and Illustrative Mathematics. Pricing: free for verified K-12 educators; sign-up required by 2027-06-30 for a full year of access; individual educators only (schools/districts offering coming soon). Compliance: 18+ policy; FERPA-compliant via the K-12 Data Processing Addendum; Anthropic is working with the American Federation of Teachers on a Gold Standard for safety and privacy.