A look at the playbook tech giants like Google, Microsoft, and OpenAI use to shape American schools to their benefit, and the pushback against unproven AI tools (Natasha Singer/New York Times)
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- Google, Microsoft, and OpenAI use a shared playbook to shape American schools to their own benefit, according to a New York Times investigation by Natasha Singer
- Microsoft sent representatives to meet with roughly 200 teachers on a humid afternoon in summer 2025 as part of these school-influence efforts
- Unproven AI tools in K-12 classrooms are facing organized pushback from educators and advocates wary of tech giants' expanding reach into education
Why it matters: With three of the world's largest AI companies actively courting K-12 teachers and shaping school purchasing decisions, the contest over what counts as 'proven' ed-tech will determine which platforms become classroom defaults — and which face organized resistance from parents and districts already wary of AI's classroom role.
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