ZDNet

Microsoft's new Minecraft Education Edition - written in C++ - will outrun the Java version

This summer, Microsoft will release a beta of Minecraft: Education Edition written in C++ rather than Java, which looks like removing the performance problems associated with running the current ...
ZDNet

Microsoft releases Minecraft Education Edition for Chromebooks

Microsoft is making Minecraft: Education Edition available for Chromebooks as of today, August 10. Microsoft also is simultaneously updating the education edition of Minecraft for Windows, Mac and ...
Microsoft

Minecraft: Education Edition, Louis Riel School Division and Microsoft Canada collaborate to create the world’s first Indigenous teaching resource built in the world of Minecraft

After more than a year of collaboration with Microsoft Canada, Minecraft: Education Edition, and the Louis Riel School Division (LRSD) announce the release of Manito Ahbee Aki, the first Minecraft ...
Forbes

With Minecraft: Education Edition, Microsoft Looks To Blend Esports And EDU

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Rob Salkowitz is an Eisner-nominated comics journalist and author. Minecraft Pirate Cove, one of seven new Minecraft modules ...