Writer AI Policy
Effective Date: June 1, 2026
Applies to: All contributors, columnists, guest writers, and journal authors
Our Commitment to Original Voices
The Educator’s Room was built on a simple belief: the people closest to the classroom have the most important things to say about education. Our readers come to us because they trust that every piece they read was written by a real educator, drawn from real experience, in that writer’s own authentic voice.
That trust is non-negotiable. To protect it, we have a clear and firm policy on the use of artificial intelligence in the work we publish.
The Policy
We accept original, human-written work only. No exceptions.
All articles, columns, journal submissions, and other written contributions to The Educator’s Room must be written entirely by you. We do not accept content that has been generated, drafted, co-written, paraphrased, or rewritten by AI tools.
This includes, but is not limited to:
- ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Copilot, and any other large language model or chatbot
- AI writing assistants, paraphrasing tools, or “humanizer” tools
- AI content generators of any kind, whether free or paid
If a tool produced the words, the sentences, or the structure of your piece, it does not belong in a submission to The Educator’s Room.
What Is Not Allowed
To be completely clear, the following are prohibited:
- Submitting a draft generated in whole or in part by an AI tool
- Using AI to write, rewrite, or “polish” your paragraphs into final form
- Using AI to expand an outline or bullet points into full prose
- Running your own writing through an AI paraphrasing or rewriting tool
- Using AI to generate quotes, sources, statistics, or any factual content
There is no acceptable percentage of AI-generated text. The standard is zero.
What Is Allowed
We want you to write well and write comfortably, and ordinary tools are fine. The following are perfectly acceptable:
- Standard spelling and grammar checkers (such as the ones built into your word processor)
- Search engines and databases used to find sources you then read and verify yourself
- Dictation or speech-to-text tools that transcribe your own spoken words
- Accessibility tools that support how you write without generating content for you
The line is simple: tools that help you put your thoughts into words are fine. Tools that generate the thoughts or the words for you are not.
Why We Hold This Line
Our readers are educators who can distinguish between lived experience and generated text. AI-written content tends to be generic, occasionally inaccurate, and stripped of the specific, hard-won perspective that makes a teacher’s writing worth reading. It can also fabricate facts and sources, which puts our credibility — and yours — at risk.
We would rather publish an imperfect piece written by a real educator than a polished piece written by a machine. Every time.
How We Enforce This Policy
- All submissions may be reviewed for signs of AI-generated content.
- If we have concerns about a submission, we may ask you about your writing process or request to discuss the piece with you directly.
- Submissions found to contain AI-generated content will be declined and will not be published.
- Writers who submit AI-generated work may have their contributor relationship with The Educator’s Room paused or ended.
- Any previously published piece later found to be AI-generated may be removed from the site.
Your Acknowledgment
By submitting work to The Educator’s Room, you confirm that:
- The piece is your own original work.
- No part of it was generated, drafted, or rewritten by an AI tool.
- All facts, quotes, and sources in it are real and were verified by you.
Questions?
We know AI is everywhere right now, and we’d genuinely rather answer a question than decline a submission. If you’re ever unsure whether a tool or practice fits within this policy, reach out to our editorial team before you submit. We’re happy to help.
Thank you for protecting what makes The Educator’s Room what it is — real educators, real voices, real experience.
— The Educator’s Room Editorial Team