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New ways to learn and teach with ChatGPT Work and Codex

OpenAI ships education plugins for ChatGPT Work and Codex—targeting K–12 classrooms and college labs.

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New plugins expand ChatGPT Work and Codex into teaching and learning workflows. Practitioners in education tech and instructors deploying AI in classrooms gain concrete tooling; the broader story tracks how frontier AI is being adapted for institutional adoption.

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  1. New education plugins for ChatGPT Work and Codex

  2. Target audience: K–12 teachers, college educators, students

  3. Use cases: learning, teaching, research, building

  4. Published August 4, 2026

  5. Target audiences: K–12 teachers, college educators, students

  6. Use cases: learning, teaching, research, coding

  7. Product feature expansion into education vertical

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Publisher excerpt: Explore new education plugins for ChatGPT Work and Codex that help K–12 teachers, college educators, and students learn, teach, research, and build.
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