Anthropic announced on Tuesday the 14th the launch of Claude for Teachers, a version of its artificial intelligence assistant specifically designed for K-12 teachers in the United States. This initiative grants free access to advanced platform functionalities for educators who undergo verification.
The tool was designed to assist education professionals in various activities, such as lesson preparation, customization of teaching materials, and analysis of student information. Furthermore, the program establishes a link between Claude and curricular content that complies with the academic standards of the 50 American states.
The company claims that this project aims to reduce the disparity between pedagogical methodologies considered efficient and the time and resource constraints faced by teachers, especially in institutions with limited infrastructure.
Claude for Teachers integrates with Learning Commons, a system that provides access to references of state educational standards and details about the competencies that constitute each learning phase. With this integration, Anthropic seeks to provide more organized support for creating lesson plans and materials intended for students.
In addition to access to curricular content, the solution is beginning to incorporate educational resources from various companies and organizations. Among these resources are tools to generate math exercises aligned with standards, develop interactive activities, create adapted materials, and design diagnostic questions capable of identifying learning difficulties.
The proposal also covers features focused on pedagogical differentiation. Teachers have the ability to request adjustments to the same content to meet students with different proficiency levels, receiving suggestions for specific strategies and materials for each group.
A highlight of the service is the ability to use resources like Claude Code and Claude Cowork to automate certain tasks. Anthropic clarifies that teachers can input school datasets—such as student lists, diagnostic assessments, attendance records, and personal notes—to obtain analyses that aid in lesson planning.
The company emphasizes that the sharing of this information remains under the educator's control and guarantees that data provided by users will not be used to train the artificial intelligence models.
Access to Claude for Teachers is limited to K-12 education professionals in the United States, subject to a verification process. The tool operates under a policy directed at users over 18 years old and has specific terms for the education sector, including measures for protecting student data and a data processing addendum developed to comply with American FERPA legislation requirements.
Anthropic also announced that it is collaborating with the American Federation of Teachers to align its security and privacy practices with recognized standards for the use of AI in schools. Randi Weingarten, president of the organization, highlighted the importance of defining criteria for implementing these technologies, stating that it is crucial for Anthropic to adhere to these principles in its new Claude for Teachers, a tool made by and for educators, aiming to assist in teaching and, hopefully, dedicate more time to human interactions in the learning process.
Beyond the main product, Anthropic launched an artificial intelligence literacy course for K-12 teachers, in partnership with Teach for America, and a multiplier training module created in collaboration with the American Federation of Teachers. This material provides practical guidance on the responsible use of AI in school settings.
The company also reported that it will make public resources related to the project available, including new connectors in its directory, an open-source repository with teaching skills, and technical documentation on evaluating these resources.
As part of the study on the tool's impact, Anthropic will conduct a pilot project in the Detroit Public Schools Community District, alongside local teachers, to analyze the effects on teaching work and practices. This initiative is part of the company's broader efforts in the educational field, including a collaboration with the Gates Foundation to develop tools aimed at improving learning outcomes.
Interested teachers can request free access to the service after verification, with the registration deadline extended until June 30, 2027, to ensure a full year of use. Initially, the offer is directed at individual educators, although a dedicated solution for schools and districts is planned for the future.
The National Medical Commission has approved 9,911 additional undergraduate program seats, raising the total MBBS capacity in the country to a record 136,939 seats for the 2026-27 academic session.
In addition to the new seats, the regulator also presented a seat matrix that includes 127,028 updated seats, distributed among new medical colleges and increased intake in existing institutions. This expansion comes as over 2.2 million candidates apply for the NEET-UG exam annually, and the demand for MBBS seats continues to significantly exceed the available number.
M. K. Ramesh, Chairman of the Medical Assessment and Rating Board (MARB), explained the sharp rise in the number of seats due to changes made to the Post-Bachelor's Medical Education Regulations after 2023. He informed TOI that previously, a medical college could only request an increase in seats after completing the first batch over four and a half or five years. However, according to the new 2023 rules, this restriction has been lifted, and colleges can now request an increase in intake starting from the second year of study, provided established norms are met.
The approved seat matrix, excluding Institutes of National Importance such as AIIMS and JIPMER, covers 823 medical colleges across the country, including 441 government and 382 private institutions. This matrix will serve as the basis for consultations this year. The NMC clarified that this matrix may be revised by the decision of the Appellate Committee or any other competent authority.
With the achievement of a record level of MBBS seats, an expansion of the medical workforce in India is expected. The center assesses the doctor-to-population ratio in the country at 1:811, which is below the generally accepted benchmark of one doctor per 1,000 people. Nevertheless, the NMC cautioned medical colleges against admitting students beyond the permitted intake, warning that any violation will result in regulatory and penalty measures in accordance with the NMC Act 2019. Colleges have been instructed to verify their approved seat matrix before the start of consultations and report any discrepancies to the MARB.
Of the 9,911 additional MBBS seats, 2,400 are located in 25 newly established medical colleges (seven government and 18 private), while the remaining 7,511 seats come from increasing the intake in existing colleges. Private institutions accounted for approximately 79% of the total additional seats approved this year.
The Supreme Court demanded on Wednesday that the CBSE provide detailed information on the measures taken to prevent alleged violations related to the digital assessment system (Online Marking, or OSM).
Despite this demand, the General Advisor informed the court that a single-member committee had been formed to investigate these issues. The judicial bench, which included Chief Justice Surya Kant, along with judges Joymalya Bagchi and Vi Mohan, emphasized the need for urgent action to comprehensively resolve the problems causing concern among students.
The Chief Justice, supported by the General Advisor in a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) petition raising several questions about OSM, noted: 'Look at the disappointment this is causing young children.'
Judge Joymalya Bagchi stated that while CBSE has the right to develop an assessment scheme, it appears to be facing initial difficulties in seamless implementation that need to be addressed.
The General Advisor informed the court about the appointment of a single-member committee led by S Radha Chauhan to study these issues and develop comprehensive corrective measures. Furthermore, on June 2, the Centre immediately suspended CBSE Chairman Rahul Singh and Secretary Himanshu Gupta from their posts and initiated an audit of the OSM system procurement process.
The petition filed by a parent alleged that numerous discrepancies were found when scanning answer sheets for Class X students under the OSM system. These included unscanned pages, illegible scans, and the absence of checking for some answers or pages, which created uncertainty among students and their parents. It was also claimed that due to scanning errors and portal failures, the OSM assessment process resulted either in arbitrary grading or in the absence of grades for the answer sheets.
A conference was held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, dedicated to strengthening cooperation in the field of legal education and interaction with legal media. The event took place at the House of Human Rights.
The conference was organized by the National Center of the Republic of Uzbekistan for Human Rights together with the editorial board of the journal 'Hayot va Qonun' (Life and Law). The event is timed to celebrate the 35th anniversary of Uzbekistan's independence and the 30th anniversary of the National Center itself.
The Director of the National Center and Academician Akmal Saidov opened the conference, noting that the celebrations of the 35th anniversary of independence are being held according to the presidential decree of April 1, 2026. He emphasized that the approved concept and program of commemorative events, conducted under the slogan 'Together with one Motherland and one people we will build a new life and a new future!', reflect the achievements of New Uzbekistan and its growing international authority.
Saidov particularly focused on legal education, calling the teaching of human rights one of the key areas of the Center's activities. He announced that the Center has initiated systematic seminars and training sessions in all regions of the country for prevention inspectors working with mahalla public assemblies. It is expected that over 10,000 such inspectors serving about 9,000 mahallas across Uzbekistan will undergo training.
As an example of its public information work, Saidov noted that in the first half of 2026, the National Center published 2,228 materials on its official website. Information was also regularly disseminated through media in Uzbek, Russian, and English. Participants noted that the National Center is the founder or co-founder of several specialized legal publications, including the journals 'Democratization and Human Rights' and 'Public Opinion and Human Rights'. The journal 'Hayot va Qonun' has now joined the Center's permanent information partners and will contribute to promoting legal knowledge and strengthening legal culture in society.
During the event, the latest edition of the journal 'Hayot va Qonun', as well as legal publications and new issues of the journal, were presented to the House of Human Rights. Siroddin Rustamov, head of Hayot va Qonun LLC, outlined the main directions of future cooperation with the National Center, while editor-in-chief Mahmudxon Toirov spoke about the key legal issues covered by the journal.
One of the main outcomes of the conference was the signing of a memorandum of cooperation between the National Center of the Republic of Uzbekistan for Human Rights and the editorial board of the journal 'Hayot va Qonun'. The document was signed by Akmal Saidov and Siroddin Rustamov. The memorandum provides for the development of joint projects in the field of education and public awareness, expanding cooperation in informing the population about legal problems, supporting scientific research, and promoting international standards in human rights.
The event concluded with a poetry evening titled 'Independent Uzbekistan - My Pride, My Honor', where works dedicated to the country's independence, homeland, and the creative labor of the people of Uzbekistan were presented. Poets and journalists presented literary works reflecting themes of patriotism, peace, and national unity. The conference marked another step in strengthening interaction between state structures and specialized legal publications aimed at increasing legal literacy, promoting respect for human rights, and expanding public access to quality legal information.
