OpenAI debuted ChatGPT for Teachers, a dedicated free workspace with teacher-specific prompts, collaboration tools and privacy protections available through June 2027 as the company pushes into K‑12. The launch follows partnerships and product features aimed at tutoring, study support and educator training, and sits alongside existing vendor offerings targeting classroom use. At the collegiate level, UNC Greensboro’s Joseph M. Bryan School implemented an immersive AI/VR learning environment focused on career-ready skills, backed by grant funding and institutional investment. The initiative moved beyond proof of concept to curriculum-integration for applied competencies. Education leaders must decide how to integrate generative AI and immersive tech into pedagogy, training, assessment and privacy frameworks—balancing teacher agency, student outcomes, and institutional risk management.