By Greg Toppo
Publication Date: 2026-02-23 12:01:00
A top professional organization for teachers has inked a three-year deal with Google to offer AI training to “all six million K-12 teachers and higher education faculty” in the U.S., an audacious undertaking by the tech giant that could reach millions of students and dwarf previous tech forays into education.
“While Google’s been offering educational products for 20 years, this is a different moment for us,” said Chris Phillips, Google’s vice president and general manager of education.
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He called the effort the largest for Google in two decades of working with teachers and students. Phillips didn’t immediately offer a price tag, but said it’s “a sizable investment.”
Chris Phillips
The training, offered through the ed tech-focused group ISTE+ASCD, will include hands-on experience with Google’s Gemini and NotebookLM tools, offering certificates and digital badges.
“We have just…