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  "articleBody": "Google Links A.I. and Search for Schools\n\nAdvertisement\n\nYou have a preview view of this article while we are checking your access. When we have confirmed access, the full article content will load.\n\nGoogle is making it easier to restrict its A.I. tools for students. But schools that block A.I. entirely will lose student access to Google’s search engine.\n\nListen · 7:15 min\n\n![The \\\"Google\\\" logo, in blue, red, yellow, and green, is on a white sign surrounded by bright green plants. Blurred foliage occupies the foreground.](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2026/11/04/multimedia/04-nat-google-schools-print/03nat-google-schools-cfkb-superJumbo.jpg?quality=75&auto=avif)\n\nGoogle products are ubiquitous in American schools. Credit... Carlos Barria/Reuters\n\nNov. 3, 2026\n\nGoogle announced Tuesday that early next year it would turn off artificial intelligence tools in its popular software for K-12 students, unless school administrators explicitly choose to make such tools available.\n\nExecutives at the tech giant said they wanted to be responsive to educators and parents who have asked for more control in how children interact with A.I.\n\nBut there is a catch: Schools that choose to restrict A.I. entirely will also lose access to Google search.\n\nA.I. features are now a standard part of Google’s commercially available search engine. “Search and A.I. are deeply integrated,” said Chris Phillips, vice president for education at Google. If a school has banned A.I., he added, students “will not have access to search, and they’ll see a message from their school that indicates it’s not available.”\n\nGoogle is by far the dominant technology player in K-12 classrooms. Google’s suite of education apps — including Gmail, Docs and an assignment platform called Classroom — is ubiquitous. [Google Chromebooks](https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/upshot/teachers-survey-chromebooks-class.html \"\"), low-cost laptops, are the most widely issued student devices in U.S. schools. And Google is synonymous with internet search, a crucial tool for students across the globe.\n\nThe company’s new strategy underscores Google’s powerful role in American education. If school leaders want continued student access to search within the company’s ecosystem, they will be forced to embrace Google’s A.I.\n\nWe are having trouble retrieving the article content.\n\nPlease enable JavaScript in your browser settings.\n\n* * *\n\nThank you for your patience while we verify access. If you are in Reader mode please exit and [log into](https://myaccount.nytimes.com/auth/login?response_type=cookie&client_id=vi&redirect_uri=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2026%2F11%2F03%2Fus%2Fgoogle-search-schools-restrict-ai.html&asset=opttrunc) your Times account, or [subscribe](https://www.nytimes.com/subscription?campaignId=89WYR&redirect_uri=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2026%2F11%2F03%2Fus%2Fgoogle-search-schools-restrict-ai.html) for all of The Times.\n\n* * *\n\nThank you for your patience while we verify access.\n\nAlready a subscriber? [Log in](https://myaccount.nytimes.com/auth/login?response_type=cookie&client_id=vi&redirect_uri=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2026%2F11%2F03%2Fus%2Fgoogle-search-schools-restrict-ai.html&asset=opttrunc).\n\nWant all of The Times? [Subscribe](https://www.nytimes.com/subscription?campaignId=89WYR&redirect_uri=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2026%2F11%2F03%2Fus%2Fgoogle-search-schools-restrict-ai.html).\n\nAdvertisement\n",
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  "content_html": "<p>Google Links A.I. and Search for Schools</p>\n<p>Advertisement</p>\n<p>You have a preview view of this article while we are checking your access. When we have confirmed access, the full article content will load.</p>\n<p>Google is making it easier to restrict its A.I. tools for students. But schools that block A.I. entirely will lose student access to Google’s search engine.</p>\n<p>Listen · 7:15 min</p>\n<p><picture class=\"article-picture article-picture-fallback\" style=\"--image-ratio:16 / 9\"><img src=\"https://static01.nyt.com/images/2026/11/04/multimedia/04-nat-google-schools-print/03nat-google-schools-cfkb-superJumbo.jpg?quality=75&amp;auto=avif\" alt=\"The &quot;Google&quot; logo, in blue, red, yellow, and green, is on a white sign surrounded by bright green plants. Blurred foliage occupies the foreground.\" loading=\"eager\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\" class=\"progressive-image\"></picture></p>\n<p>Google products are ubiquitous in American schools. Credit... Carlos Barria/Reuters</p>\n<p>Nov. 3, 2026</p>\n<p>Google announced Tuesday that early next year it would turn off artificial intelligence tools in its popular software for K-12 students, unless school administrators explicitly choose to make such tools available.</p>\n<p>Executives at the tech giant said they wanted to be responsive to educators and parents who have asked for more control in how children interact with A.I.</p>\n<p>But there is a catch: Schools that choose to restrict A.I. entirely will also lose access to Google search.</p>\n<p>A.I. features are now a standard part of Google’s commercially available search engine. “Search and A.I. are deeply integrated,” said Chris Phillips, vice president for education at Google. If a school has banned A.I., he added, students “will not have access to search, and they’ll see a message from their school that indicates it’s not available.”</p>\n<p>Google is by far the dominant technology player in K-12 classrooms. Google’s suite of education apps — including Gmail, Docs and an assignment platform called Classroom — is ubiquitous. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/upshot/teachers-survey-chromebooks-class.html\">Google Chromebooks</a>, low-cost laptops, are the most widely issued student devices in U.S. schools. And Google is synonymous with internet search, a crucial tool for students across the globe.</p>\n<p>The company’s new strategy underscores Google’s powerful role in American education. If school leaders want continued student access to search within the company’s ecosystem, they will be forced to embrace Google’s A.I.</p>\n<p>We are having trouble retrieving the article content.</p>\n<p>Please enable JavaScript in your browser settings.</p>\n<hr />\n<p>Thank you for your patience while we verify access. If you are in Reader mode please exit and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https://myaccount.nytimes.com/auth/login?response_type=cookie&amp;client_id=vi&amp;redirect_uri=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2026%2F11%2F03%2Fus%2Fgoogle-search-schools-restrict-ai.html&amp;asset=opttrunc\">log into</a> your Times account, or <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/subscription?campaignId=89WYR&amp;redirect_uri=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2026%2F11%2F03%2Fus%2Fgoogle-search-schools-restrict-ai.html\">subscribe</a> for all of The Times.</p>\n<hr />\n<p>Thank you for your patience while we verify access.</p>\n<p>Already a subscriber? <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https://myaccount.nytimes.com/auth/login?response_type=cookie&amp;client_id=vi&amp;redirect_uri=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2026%2F11%2F03%2Fus%2Fgoogle-search-schools-restrict-ai.html&amp;asset=opttrunc\">Log in</a>.</p>\n<p>Want all of The Times? <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/subscription?campaignId=89WYR&amp;redirect_uri=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2026%2F11%2F03%2Fus%2Fgoogle-search-schools-restrict-ai.html\">Subscribe</a>.</p>\n<p>Advertisement</p>\n",
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