March 2026
When AI Detection Gets It Wrong: A Teacher's Guide to Appeals
What to do when a student is falsely flagged, documentation, appeals processes, and protecting both integrity and students.
Navigating AI in the Classroom
By teachers. For teachers. A national resource for educators working through the challenges AI brings to our classrooms, schools, and profession.
Since 2014
What Educators Are Facing
Four areas where teachers need real answers, not vendor pitches or administrator mandates.
What detection tools actually work, when they fail, and how to handle false positives in your classroom.
State-by-state tracking of AI education policies, district mandates, and what teachers need to know.
Practical strategies for redesigning assignments, using AI as a teaching tool, and preparing students.
What young people actually think about AI in their education. Perspectives that challenge assumptions.
Our Story
Working Educators began in 2014 as a caucus of Philadelphia teachers organizing for better schools, fighting for racial justice in classrooms, equitable testing practices, and teacher leadership.
Today, we've expanded our mission nationally. The challenge is new, artificial intelligence is transforming how students learn, how teachers teach, and how schools define academic integrity.
But the work is the same: educators standing up for what's right. Not anti-AI, not pro-AI, pro-teacher. We ask the questions that matter: How do working educators deal with this, right now, in real classrooms?
"I caught my first AI-written essay in October 2023. It was a junior's analysis of The Great Gatsby, and everything about it was correct, the symbolism, the quotes, the structure. But it read like a Wikipedia article wearing a blazer."
A high school English teacher, Philadelphia
Go Deeper
In-depth resources from our team.
PSSA Opt-Out FAQ
Updated guidance for Pennsylvania parents and teachers on standardized testing.
Teacher Diversity and AI Bias
How demographic representation connects to AI detection fairness.
Reclaiming Professional Development
Why teacher-led AI training matters more than vendor workshops.
Teaching Activism in the AI Era
Media literacy when deepfakes and AI-generated content are everywhere.
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Philadelphia's AI Policy: A Case Study in Getting It (Mostly) Right
How one large urban district is balancing detection, training, and teacher autonomy.
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