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News November 24, 2020 1 min read

Microsoft School Transformation Program

The Microsoft School Transformation Program is a free school-wide professional learning program that sees school leaders, teachers, learning support teachers and IT professionals build their capacity to transform their school and support students using the technology they already have at their fingertips.

Customer stories November 24, 2020 3 min read

University of Newcastle transforms with Dynamics 365, strengthens links to students and strategic partners

One of Australia’s leading regional institutions, the University of Newcastle (the University) has its main campus in that city, with satellite facilities throughout the Eastern Seaboard of Australia as well as a campus in Singapore.

News December 8, 2020 1 min read

Office 365 Education is free to eligible students and teachers*

Sign up for Microsoft 365 Education – free for students and educators at eligible institutions.

Customer stories January 5, 2021 2 min read

Affordable Windows 10 devices help students learn from anywhere

As schools around the world work to reimagine education, it’s become more important than ever to make technology accessible, safe, and engaging so that educators and students can focus on what matters most: teaching, learning, and connecting with one another.

News January 7, 2021 2 min read

Introducing new policy wizard to easily apply admin policies in Teams for Education

We’re excited to introduce the Microsoft Teams for Education policy wizard, now available in the Microsoft Teams Admin Center.

Events January 15, 2021 2 min read

In-Depth Training Sessions for Global IT Admins

We’re very excited to announce a series of Microsoft 365 EDU onboarding and deployment webinars.

News January 19, 2021 3 min read

BettFest 2021: Engaging every learner, anytime and anywhere

The past year has been a time of unprecedented change, complexity, and ambiguity, and educators, students, and parents have had to embrace new ways of teaching and learning.

Events January 21, 2021 5 min read

BettFest 2021: Energize classrooms with the help of Microsoft partners

The start of the calendar year is a great time to recharge and find new ways to enhance your classroom.

Events January 21, 2021 4 min read

What’s New in Microsoft Edge for Education – BETT / January 2021

Try reading this blog using Immersive Reader! (Right click and open in a new tab) As Barbara Holzapfel (VP – Microsoft Education) and Satya Nadella (CEO – Microsoft) discussed during their BETTfest keynote, education is going through significant and rapid changes.

News January 25, 2021 9 min read

How customers accelerated industry innovation during a year of disruptive change: A look back on 2020

While 2020 can certainly be characterized as a year of disruptive change, it was also a year of accelerated innovation across industries and technology trends that, in many cases, were already gathering pace.

News January 27, 2021 2 min read

Empowering Remote Exam Proctoring with Proctorio, Microsoft Edge and Windows 10

Hello Education IT admins! Today, we are pleased to announce the general availability release of the Proctorio browser extension for Microsoft Edge on Windows 10 PCs.

News January 27, 2021 7 min read

2021 Washington state Legislative Session priorities

It’s a testament to the resiliency of our democracy that even in the midst of a global pandemic, with its restrictions on in-person meetings, our state lawmakers have found a way to conduct their business and still allow for meaningful public participation and transparency of their deliberations.

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