It seems like a well-thought out platform that could work for school systems. It looks like News Corps funded some idealistic, passionate people to work out a solution that no other company seems to be attempting at the moment.

Amplify is one of the better concepts built on Android that I've seen. They even demonstrate using Intents to aid a student's workflow, and integration with Khan Academy.

It might someday be an entrenched drag on the education system like textbook publishers, but a vision of how technology can improve education is something we need. Right now a lot people are just incredulous that schools give students iPads. It's a low bar and hopefully Amplify raises it.