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Why Microsoft

Achieve more with Microsoft Education solutions

Accelerate learning, improve efficiency, and enable equitable education with solutions designed for schools and classrooms worldwide. Take advantage of innovative, secure technology such as Microsoft 365 and Windows devices, plus the industry-leading generative AI of Microsoft Copilot.
SOLUTION OVERVIEW

Explore a suite of Microsoft products tailored for education that work together

  • Create secure learning experiences backed by world-class access management and information protection with built-in security tools.
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  • Prepare students for future jobs with the same apps used by 95% of Fortune 500 organizations, such as Microsoft Teams, PowerPoint, and Word.
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  • Help every learner do their best work with intuitive tools built into ready-to-go Windows devices.
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  • Take advantage of the new opportunities AI creates for students, teachers, and educators. Learn more about our commitment to impactful, responsible, and equitable AI.
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CYBERSECURITY

Secure classroom technology

Get peace of mind knowing that advanced security features protect against cyberattacks and keep your data safe—all while managing complex education ecosystems with ease and generating positive ROI.
SCHOOL STORIES
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Frequently asked questions

  • Microsoft 365 Education is a productivity cloud suite that enables the creation of equitable learning environments. Our inclusively designed, secure solutions help accelerate learning, prepare students from classroom to career, and support instructional and IT leaders.
  • To find support and resources for Microsoft Education products and solutions, visit our support center or view our Educator Center to view product guides for products such as Microsoft Teams, PowerPoint, and Office 365.
  • There are three tiers of Microsoft 365 Education available, each with an array of helpful and inclusively designed features. Connect with one of our education experts to learn more about pricing and see how you can build an individualized plan that works best for your institution.


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  • There are three versions of Microsoft 365 Education to choose from: 

    A1: A simple, one-time-per-device learning solution for all your modern workloads. Support every learner with desktop apps such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Microsoft Teams, Minecraft: Education Edition. This license also provides cloud management through Microsoft Intune for Education to save time by managing your devices in a single dashboard.

    A3: Enhance learning with desktop Office apps and increased security and management tools. It includes everything in the Microsoft 365 A1 license, plus additional features like Bookings and Live Events. The A3 plan also provides advanced security, management, and analytics.

    A5: Streamline licensing and potentially reduce costs with our most comprehensive suite of learning, compliance, security, and management tools. It includes all the teaching and learning features of Microsoft 365 A3.
  • Our accessibility tools can support ELL, non-native speakers, deaf learners, and those with auditory processing disorders or cognitive differences in over 50 languages. PowerPoint Live translation provides real-time translation in over 100 languages. Reading Progress and Reading Coach also support over 100 languages.

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  • Microsoft is committed to supporting equitable learning environments in all school systems. This means using safe and trusted first-party solutions that foster inclusivity, support social and emotional wellbeing, enable real-time insights, leverage available cloud services, and best prepare students for the future.

    Microsoft Education solutions support instructional and IT leaders with trusted, secure, and future-proof hardware and software options that are affordable, simple, scalable, and sustainable to meet the critical needs of education.
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Event

Reimagine Event

Learn more about the announcements from Reimagine Education, including Microsoft Defender for Endpoint and Microsoft Copilot offerings.
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Digital learning tools

See features that help students

Students can catch up, keep up, and get ahead with Microsoft 365 and Learning Accelerators: data-driven tools designed to track student progress and use AI to give real-time instruction, empowering learners for future success. Plus, students can get a complementary version of Office A1.
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Resource

See resources for educators

Make the most of the Microsoft 365 suite with free training, product resources, and a support community for teachers. Get access to instructional experiences that help engage, instruct, and guide students.
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    Isabel Carey and Jonathan Lipsitz, The Total Economic Impact™ of Microsoft 365 Education A5 Security For K–12 Schools: Improved Security Posture And Cost Savings Enabled By Microsoft 365 Education A5, a commissioned study conducted by Forrester Consulting, July 2023.
    To better understand the benefits, costs, and risks associated with this investment, Forrester interviewed seven representatives from a total of four school systems and surveyed 67 respondents with experience using Microsoft 365 Education A5. 

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