Why does it say 'free licence for educators when it is not?

SketchUp for Schools
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I get emails from sketchup stating: ’ We offer Pro licenses to educators for free ’ or ’ Claim your free educator license now’
But when I click on the links I find out it is NOT for free… anywhere… but costs 50 bucks a year!

So why are we being lied to, in order to bait us into buying??

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and actually I think IT SHOULD BE FREE! proffessional programs like substance painter, maya etc. offer REAL FREE licences for educators and students alike! I find this policy is were bad advertisment for sketchup… discouraging myself and others from even properly trying it!

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SketchUp IS available FREE OF CHARGE to educators in the U.S.!

https://www.sketchup.com/3Dfor/education-educators

Click on “Cost of a License” and then click “Request Educator License” unless you are a school IT administrator seeking network licenses.

For educators outside of the U.S. click the following link:

https://www.sketchup.com/buy/resellers-educational

@gmail.com_cyberpiper77 Note that there are no resellers located in Luxembourg, so you will need to find a reseller in a neighboring region.

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SketchUp Pro IS free for educators. I’ve been getting a free license for many years (I teach SU at community college). You need to get the license from an educational reseller, NOT from SU directly. You need a school email address, and some proof of employment at the school, such as a pay stub. You do need to reapply for the license each year. Good luck!

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@SketchUp_Moderator
Why is there a cost to "free’ education in other countries? I read this following with some concern, as getting in on the ground floor with your product has the greatest influence.

https://sketchucation.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=323&t=72448

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It costs $55 here too.

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I think the main point here would be that people who contribute as much as Didier shouldn’t be needing to pay for an educators license.

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Is there some accountancy to the cost, like is there fees outside Trimble’s control?

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This thread is two years old, last year, I think around this time, the policy changed and set a price on the teacher license.
Checkout this thread: