‘Groups for Schools’ is either Facebook’s attempt at going back to their roots and/or a late entrant into how Social Networking (e.g., the use of technology is influencing a shift … some have gone as far as saying, ‘revolutionizing… the field of Education).
Whatever the case may be; with programs such as MAT@USC and the University of California’s system-wide initiative of pushing the boundaries of traditional ‘brick-and-mortar’ thinking into the virtual classroom setting… one would hope that this is a welcome development for making Higher Education more accessible period.
(Source) PC Magazine: http://goo.gl/HKcVB