In the battle between Google (News - Alert) and Bing, Microsoft is not quite ready to declare defeat. While Google is undoubtedly the most popular search engine in the world, Microsoft wants Bing to at least be considered one of the most trusted. That is why the company has been making tweaks lately to improve the quality and speed of searches on the engine for both the desktop and mobile versions. The company has also made the search engine a more desirable tool when it comes to use in schools with a version that gets rid of all advertisements and bolsters the filters that cut out things like adult content.

Bing for Schools is a special opt-in program for K-12 institutions that will come up with special search engine features to match what is needed by the students in those institutions. Microsoft (News - Alert) has been trying to find ways to take on Google head-to-head over the last few months. The company has also made some tweaks to the way people will be able to view and search for news through Bing in an attempt to knock Google News off its perch.

The Bing for Schools program is also entirely optional, which means that if a school tries it and decides that the full, unmodified Bing search engine is better, they can go back at any time. The modified version is automatically used if the school does decide to opt-in. In order to use it, someone must simply type in Bing.com at any computer inside the school’s network. Microsoft is offering this program free of charge to any K-12 institution that wants to take advantage.

There isn’t a whole lot of other information about what the Bing for Schools program will offer up beyond more security and privacy, but it seems to already be a win-win for the search engine and the schools that use it.