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Schools in Six German States Can Now Opt For Nextcloud (itsfoss.com)

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The contract, procured by public-sector cooperative govdigital eG, covers Berlin, Bremen, Hamburg, Hesse, North Rhine-Westphalia and Rhineland-Palatinate, with other states able to join
Pricing ‌is ⁠structured in five tiers based on active users, ranging from up to 50,000 to more than 500,000. No school authority has to commit to a set volume up front, so each can begin with its current users and grow from there
The maximum value of the framework agreement is €67.5 ⁠million, according to the federal government's official procurement portal
The solution is based on IONOS Nextcloud Workspace, combining file ⁠storage, document collaboration and communication tools, the companies said
The platform will run exclusively in ⁠German data centres on open-source technology, without non-European dependencies

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[-] datendefekt@feddit.org 11 points 6 days ago

Two of our kids are at schools that use Nextcloud. It doesn’t address all problems, but it solves one big thing: homework. Kids have access to worksheets and handouts, can upload their stuff and have group folders for group work.

The open source platform moodle, which is widely used by schools and unis, seamlessly integrates nextcloud.

Your argument is like saying OneDrive doesn’t fulfill the need of business because it can’t do timesheeting.

[-] sakphul@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 6 days ago

Maybe my argument was oversimplifying. What I wanted to say is that Nextcloud alone does not provide a platform to fulfill the needs of a school (Teachers, kids and parents included) but it requires a lot more.

Using Nextcloud as a starting point is imho the wrong approach. Nextcloud should be used as a part of a bigger solution that actually tries to create/provide a solution for schools. Nextcloud should be tightly integrated into that overall solution.

And you are absolutely right: it solves the problem of sharing **homework material **. Bit this is its job: sharing files. Nothing more.

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