Google is working to fine-tune a portal called YouTube for Schools, a modified YouTube site which allows educators to hand-pick the material that is and isn't available to students in their schools.
This is a welcome tool that educators have been waiting for. It is no secret that YouTube is the gateway to millions of valuable, educational videos; however, YouTube is often blocked in schools around the globe due to it's equally large stock of controversial content. In districts where budget cuts can easily widen the gap between the education levels of the wealthy and the otherwise, educators count on YouTube to be available as a free educational resource.
This article addresses in further detail why YouTube for Schools is in important step toward bringing YouTube's resources into a greater population of schools:
YouTube Finds a Way Off Schools' Banned List
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