OpenAI launched ChatGPT for Teachers — a free, teacher-specific environment with built-in prompts and privacy protections available to K–12 educators through June 2027 — signaling a major vendor move to embed generative AI in classrooms. The rollout follows training partnerships with unions and raises practical questions about district procurement, privacy safeguards for minors, and classroom assessment practices. At the collegiate level, UNC Greensboro’s Joseph M. Bryan School used AI and virtual reality in an immersive learning environment funded by a $1 million grant to build career-ready skills. The initiative focuses on experiential simulations tied to employer competencies and demonstrates how campus lab investments can link curriculum to workforce outcomes. Education leaders must weigh governance—data privacy, vendor contracts, and faculty training—when scaling these tools across schools and colleges.