Microsoft has partnered with PowerSchool to embed its Office 365 suite into the edtech 's Unified 365 product . In turn , PowerSchool will highlight its use of Microsoft Azure to deliver its products to schools . PowerSchool claims that its products reach 30 million students in North America . According to GeekWire contributor Frank Catalano , the partnership could put both companies in a stronger competitive position against Google , which is popular in schools with its free ##mium Suite for Education products and Google Classroom management software . PowerSchool 's software manages data about students , while Google 365 offers classroom management and teaching and assessment tools .
Microsoft has partnered with PowerSchool to embed its Office 365 suite into the edtech's Unified Classroom product. In turn, PowerSchool will highlight its use of Microsoft Azure to deliver its products to schools. PowerSchool claims that its products reach 30 million students in North America. According to GeekWire contributor Frank Catalano, the partnership could put both companies in a stronger competitive position against Google, which is popular in schools with its free G Suite for Education products and Google Classroom management tool. PowerSchool's software manages data about students, while Unified Classroom offers classroom management and teaching and assessment tools.