Google shutters its ‘Play for Education’ program to focus on Chromebooks in the classroom

Feb16

by Sindy Cator on February 16, 2016 at 10:29 pm

Launched in 2013, Google Play for Education was meant as a way to encourage the use of tablets in the classroom. Now, the program is no more. Speaking to TechCrunch, Google issued the following statement about the shutdown: As of March 14 or later, Google will no longer sell Google Play for Education licenses. We’re committed to providing schools with the best-in-class tools for the classroom, including Chromebooks, which are the #1 selling device in US K-12 education, and a strong and growing ecosystem of educational apps. We’ll continue to support our Google Play for Education customers and the devices that…