Also, I do not have sufficient knowledge to answer your question, but it seems indeed a good idea to have a blockchain for eduction (student, teachers, but also non official students I would think, ie people who study but not in an official student status eg by themselves). Science community could be added to it, papers, articles etc. And books (real books and e-books).

I woud think a coin that has a 1-to-1 relation to FIAT currency (eg Euro) is preferable over a volatile currency. Students generally do not have money; to get adoption, the coin itself shall not be volatile to the mass adopted currencies (ie FIAT currencies) in my opinion.