Safer digital learning with Google for Education
Google for Education provides industry-leading education technology that helps create a safer digital learning environment for every school, every classroom, and every student. Maintain control of your school’s data with tools that are secure by default and private by design.
Secure by default, private by design
Protecting your privacy starts with the world’s most advanced security.
Built-in protections
Security updates are automatically applied in the background, so learning isn’t disrupted.
Proactive blocking
AI-powered 24/7 monitoring helps prevent security issues while real-time alerts enable immediate action.
Support compliance
Our systems meet rigorous privacy standards and are regularly audited for compliance by third-party organizations.
No ads
There’s no advertising in Google Workspace for Education core services like Drive, Classroom and Gmail, and personal information is never used or sold to third parties for targeting ads.
You’re in control
Stay in control of your school’s data with easy-to-use security settings and trustworthy educational resources.
Data ownership
Retain full control over your data with tools that help you manage how, when, and where data can be accessed.
Centralized controls
Monitor and adjust your security settings from the security center across entire schools, classes, or individuals.
Actionable analytics
Monitor and act on real-time alerts that you can set in your security dashboard with reports you can customize to what you want to see.
Trustworthy content
Third party apps and services are required to meet and maintain rigorous safety and quality standards prior to integrating with Google for Education tools, such as SSO, add-ons, app licensing, and SIS integrations.
Additional capabilities
Choose from a range of threat protection upgrades to meet your organization's unique needs.
Proactive security tools
Upgrade to Google Workspace for Education Standard or Google Workspace for Education Plus for capabilities that allow you to respond faster to active threats, protect against future ones, and help you make more informed security decisions.
Unified management
Get premium device management capabilities with Chrome Education Upgrade to manage devices at scale, to allow admins access to management tools and dashboards from a single console, making it easier to keep track of devices, usage, and data.
Google Products
Take a deeper look at Google for Education products and security offerings
Google Workspace for Education
Google Workspace is one of the world’s most secure cloud-based communication and productivity suites with security and management tools to protect and monitor your entire domain. Choose the edition that best meets your institution's needs.
Education Fundamentals
- Automatic protections
Block more than 99.9% of spam, phishing attempts, and malware from ever reaching you with AI-powered protections in Gmail
- Alert center
View and take action on potential security threats against your domain in the comprehensive Alert center.
- Identity and access management
Manage access to tools with two-factor authentication, single sign-on, and password management
- Audit and investigation
Monitor and prevent unsafe practices across your domain with log events of user activity
- Manage and archive your data
Retain, search, and export user data while setting your own rules for data loss prevention (DLP)
Teaching and Learning Upgrade
- Automatic protections
Block more than 99.9% of spam, phishing attempts, and malware from ever reaching you with AI-powered protections in Gmail
- Alert center
View and take action on potential security threats against your domain in the centralized Alert center
- Identity and access management
Manage access to tools with two-factor authentication, single sign-on, and password management
- Audit and investigation
Monitor and prevent unsafe practices across your domain with log events of user activity
- Manage and archive your data
Retain, search, and export user data while setting your own rules for data loss prevention (DLP)
Education Standard
- Automatic protections
Block more than 99.9% of spam, phishing attempts, and malware from ever reaching you with AI-powered protections in Gmail
- Alert center
View and take action on potential security threats against your domain in the centralized Alert center
- Identity and access management
Manage access to tools with two-factor authentication, single sign-on, and password management
- Audit and investigation
Monitor and prevent unsafe practices across your domain with log events of user activity
- Manage and archive your data
Retain, search, and export user data while setting your own rules and data region policies to help support compliance requirements and data loss prevention (DLP)
- Advanced detection
Prevent threats, centralize and automate monitoring, get insights and recommendations and improve your overall security effectiveness in the security center
- Quick remediation
Prevent and remediate malware, phishing, spam, and other cyberattacks by quickly identifying issues and taking action from a central console
- Granular controls
Create context-aware policies for app access and control how files can be shared across groups, departments, and with outside organizations
- Enterprise endpoint management
Centrally deploy, set rules, perform audits and more with endpoint device and app settings across Windows, Android, and iOS
Education Plus
- Automatic protections
Block more than 99.9% of spam, phishing attempts, and malware from ever reaching you with AI-powered protections in Gmail
- Alert center
View and take action on potential security threats against your domain in the centralized Alert center
- Identity and access management
Manage access to tools with two-factor authentication, single sign-on, and password management
- Audit and investigation
Monitor and prevent unsafe practices across your domain with log events of user activity
- Manage and archive your data
Retain, search, and export user data while setting your own rules and data region policies to help support compliance requirements and data loss prevention (DLP)
- Advanced detection
Prevent threats, centralize and automate monitoring, get insights and recommendations and improve your overall security effectiveness in the security center
- Quick remediation
Prevent and remediate malware, phishing, spam, and other cyberattacks by quickly identifying issues and taking action from a central console
- Granular controls
Create context-aware policies for app access and control how files can be shared across groups, departments, and with outside organizations
- Enterprise endpoint management
Centrally deploy, set rules, perform audits and more with endpoint device and app settings across Windows, Android, and iOS
Chromebooks
Chromebooks are secure, versatile, easy-to-manage devices designed for education. In fact, there have been zero reported ransomware attacks on any ChromeOS device - ever. Manage Chromebooks with our device management license, Chrome Education Upgrade, for centralized deployment, management, and advanced security capabilities at scale.
What you get with Chromebooks
- Embedded security
Built-in virus protection helps to keep devices secure, protect user identity, and ensure system integrity
- Automatic updates
Help ensure your malware protection is always up to date and rely on Verified Boot auto-repair if corrupted
- Sandboxing
Helps prevent the spread of viruses by making sure each webpage and application runs in its own walled environment
- 256-bit data encryption
All devices can leverage 256-bit data encryption, helping protect Chromebooks and maintain resistance to attacks
- Chrome sync
Allows students to sign in to any Chromebook or Chrome browser to access all their apps, settings, and preferences
- Customized recommendations
Stay ahead of security threats, and centrally manage security, and identity and access management policies for all users, right in Admin console
- 2fa power button and passkeys
Easy for staff and students to use. Add multi factor security through a tap of the power button. Enable passkeys for an even easy login experience securly packaging your muli factored authentication into a single action
What you unlock when you add Chrome Education Upgrade
- Device management and security at scale
Get all the security capabilities of Chromebooks, with advanced deployment, management and security settings to keep your school community safer
- Advanced security
Prevent data theft on Chromebooks with advanced security features that let you remotely disable devices, wipe user data upon sign-out, and more
- 24/7 IT admin support
Get the added benefit of ChromeOS troubleshooting assistance with 24/7 admin support
- Simplified deployment
Deploy devices with zero touch enrollment, track and control your fleet, set custom annotations, and integrate with third party tools to provide additional controls for both school-issued and enrolled student-owned devices — all from the cloud-based Google Admin console
- Managed access
Control who can sign in to Chromebooks and enable identity-free usage for shared devices
Google Workspace for Education and Chromebooks support compliance with rigorous standards
Discover how Google for Education supports compliance to complex industry requirements with robust security, third-party audits and certifications, documentation, and legal commitments.
GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation)
FERPA (Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act)
The Software & Information Industry Association
COPPA (Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998)
Student Privacy Pledge introduced by the Future of Privacy Forum (FPF)
ISO/IEC 27018:2014 (Data standards)
Google for Education App Hub
Integrate trustworthy third party educational apps and content with Google for Education student and teacher accounts
Keep students safer online when they are using tools outside of school
Learning is at the core of what Google does. And as students learn and grow, we provide tools to keep students safer online, both in school and at home. School-issued and personal accounts are completely separate; in fact, for Google Workspace for Education accounts, all user data is owned and managed by the organization, not Google. All Google does is provide the tech to help keep learning going.
Contact Us
Get started with Google for Education
We’re here to help you reach your goals with Google for Education. Contact us and we’ll assist you in choosing the right technology for your school.
Privacy & Security FAQs
Find answers to common questions about how Google protects your privacy and keeps your data safe.
Paid Workspace IT Admin Resources
Check out our collection of resources to help you set up and get started using your paid edition of Google Workspace for Education.
Check out our K-12 Cybersecurity Guidebook
Read our K-12 Cybersecurity Guidebook for best practices on protecting your school against threats.
Safer learning with Google for Education
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