Building Trust in Educational AI
SafeGradeAI exists to help schools and families adopt AI responsibly, transparently, and safely — ensuring AI tools meet the standards expected for student-facing technology.
Our mission
Protect students. Empower educators. Hold AI accountable.
We exist because AI tools are reaching children faster than schools can vet them. We provide the independent evaluations, certification, and policy frameworks that make safer adoption possible — without slowing the pace of innovation.
Our vision
The trusted authority for AI in K-12.
SafeGradeAI will be the standard schools, vendors, and families rely on to know which AI tools have earned classroom trust — and which haven't yet. A bridge between technology and the people responsible for protecting students.
What sets us apart
Independence is the product
Independent evaluations
We are not paid by the vendors we evaluate. Period. Conflicts of interest are disclosed publicly.
Education-focused standards
Our evaluation framework is built for classrooms — not generic adult productivity benchmarks.
Parent-and-school centered
Every report includes both a school implementation note and a plain-English parent summary.
Transparent results
Every score links to the evidence behind it, with clear reasoning you can audit and defend.
Compliance-grade citations
COPPA, FERPA, GDPR-K, and UK AADC references at the subcategory level — not vague hand-waving.
Practical implementation
Every report ends with what to actually do in classrooms next week — not a 50-page PDF nobody reads.
Our framework
Seven dimensions of safety, in one score
Every SafeGradeAI evaluation scores tools across these dimensions, weighted by impact on student outcomes. The full framework is proprietary and continuously refined by our research team.
Privacy & Data Handling
Content Moderation & Safety
Generative AI Safeguards
Age-Appropriate Design
Transparency & Empowerment
Compliance References
Bias & Ethics
Security Practices
A live score, not a one-time stamp
Certifications are versioned, dated, and re-scored on a defined cadence. When a vendor's safety posture changes, we publish a downgrade alert — even when it's inconvenient for the vendor.
Meet the platform
How a SafeGradeAI evaluation gets made
Research
Reviewers study the tool's documentation, privacy policies, and real-world behavior.
Score
Each subcategory is scored using our proprietary framework with cited evidence.
Peer review
Two independent reviewers verify findings before any score is finalized.
Publish & monitor
Reports go live with a version number and stay under continuous monitoring.
Work with us
Transparency runs both ways
Have an AI tool to submit, a partnership in mind, or research to contribute? Reach out.
Partnership opportunities
Districts, EdTech organizations, and research labs interested in co-publishing.
Talk to usResearch contributions
Academic researchers and safety teams welcome to contribute to our evaluation framework.
See our researchJoin the movement for safer educational AI
Whether you're a parent, teacher, administrator, or vendor — there's a place for you in the SafeGradeAI community.