Edsby

Edsby Edsby has been building award-winning software for education for over thirty years. Engage better with parents.

Edsby is the first social learning system specifically built for the unique needs of K-12 school districts. Unlike other systems, it's intended for K-12 district-wide use instead of adoption ad hoc teacher-by-teacher. Edsby connects to back-end directory, SIS and other systems so teachers don’t have to enter students or maintain parent contact information themselves, while at the same time as allo

wing for district-wide adherence to local assessment, reporting, terminology and other standards. Ensure your schools operate the way you want them to with Edsby, while complying with privacy and audit trail requirements. Lighten teachers’ administrative workloads with electronic attendance, course planning and a world class grade book. Facilitate social interaction in individual classes online. Distribute news more effectively and receive new levels of insights into student achievement. All while allowing students, teachers and parents to use any device. Edsby is a modern, web-based SaaS application that runs in the cloud and allows all your students, teachers and parents to engage from anywhere. Edsby is made by the founders and architects of FirstClass, a messaging and collaboration product popular among school districts around the world for more than 20 years.

A recent Newsweek feature highlights how 84% of K-12 educators are overwhelmed by daily tasks, pointing to constant app-...
08/12/2026

A recent Newsweek feature highlights how 84% of K-12 educators are overwhelmed by daily tasks, pointing to constant app-switching as a major culprit.

Educators don't need more software; they need unified infrastructure. When parent communication, assessment, and analytics live under one roof, the core philosophy behind platforms like Edsby, technology can give teachers the freedom to focus on what actually matters: their students.

Read the full article:

https://hubs.la/Q04sFyKh0

"Everything in one place for students, staff, and families," says Rita Russo, Director of Education & CEO at Kawartha Pi...
08/11/2026

"Everything in one place for students, staff, and families," says Rita Russo, Director of Education & CEO at Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board (KPRDSB).

For Russo, solving tech overload for 34,000 students came down to one word: simplicity.

Instead of forcing staff and families to juggle disconnected apps, KPRDSB brought LMS, attendance, grades, and parent messaging under one roof with Edsby.

The result was staff buy-in, daily family engagement, and a truly connected school community.

Check out the full case study to see how Edsby brought cohesion to KPRDSB.

https://hubs.la/Q04swk8b0

We're honoured to be featured by the City of Richmond Hill spotlighting local businesses making an impact.They published...
08/05/2026

We're honoured to be featured by the City of Richmond Hill spotlighting local businesses making an impact.

They published an article capturing why we built Edsby in the first place: to bring whole school communities together around trust, identity, and accountability.

Today, Edsby supports millions of users across Canada and around the world — from the York Region District School Board right here at home, to school systems in New Zealand and Georgia. None of that would have been possible without the incredible community and talent here in Richmond Hill.

Read the article here
https://hubs.la/Q04rVNk-0

Disconnected systems don't just create admin headaches.They create gaps—in student data, in communication, in visibility...
08/03/2026

Disconnected systems don't just create admin headaches.

They create gaps—in student data, in communication, in visibility across the district.

Edsby integrates with existing student information systems so that communication, attendance, reporting, and student information work together instead of in isolation.

Less time spent managing the system. More time spent supporting students.

📚 Learn how Edsby connects your K-12 workflows: www.edsby.com

Feedback is only as useful as what a student can do with it.When comments are vague, delayed, or disconnected from clear...
07/29/2026

Feedback is only as useful as what a student can do with it.

When comments are vague, delayed, or disconnected from clear learning expectations, they don't move learning forward—they just close the loop for the teacher.

Effective feedback is specific, timely, and tied to standards the student can actually see and understand.

See how Edsby supports meaningful feedback: www.edsby.com

More tools rarely means more visibility.When attendance lives in one system, grades in another, and communication in a t...
07/24/2026

More tools rarely means more visibility.

When attendance lives in one system, grades in another, and communication in a third, the connections between them disappear—and so does the bigger picture.

True connectivity in K-12 comes from consolidation, not accumulation.

👉 See what one platform can do: www.edsby.com

The question for K-12 isn't whether AI belongs in education—it's how to introduce it responsibly.Districts that build AI...
07/24/2026

The question for K-12 isn't whether AI belongs in education—it's how to introduce it responsibly.

Districts that build AI into secure, teacher-controlled workflows are finding real gains in feedback quality, lesson planning efficiency, and personalised support for students.

The schools still waiting for a perfect answer may find the gap has already widened.

👉 Meet Edsby's Teacher AI Assistant: www.edsby.com

For many families, staying informed about their child's school day still means logging into multiple platforms, waiting ...
07/24/2026

For many families, staying informed about their child's school day still means logging into multiple platforms, waiting for report cards, or reaching out to teachers directly just to get a basic update.

That's not a parent engagement problem. That's a communication infrastructure problem.

When parents have direct access to progress, attendance, assignments, and teacher communication from one familiar place, the relationship between home and school changes entirely.

Updates arrive in context.
Conversations with teachers are more informed.
And families stay connected to their child's learning.

Edsby gives families exactly that—a single, secure platform where everything they need is already in one place.

Because informed parents are a school's strongest partner.

👉 See how Edsby supports family communication: www.edsby.com

The best K-12 tools amplify what great teachers already do—they don't automate around them.Whether it's grade overrides,...
07/23/2026

The best K-12 tools amplify what great teachers already do—they don't automate around them.

Whether it's grade overrides, rubric design, or AI-assisted feedback, the final call should always rest with the educator who knows the student.

Technology earns its place in the classroom by making professional judgment easier to apply, not by replacing it.

Book a demo to discover how Edsby is built for teachers: www.edsby.com

Adopting competency-based assessment in your classroom?We’re sharing a discussion from a recent podcast. Hosts Tom and N...
07/20/2026

Adopting competency-based assessment in your classroom?

We’re sharing a discussion from a recent podcast. Hosts Tom and Nat tackle the realities of student learning and how tools like Edsby competency based assessment are helping educators create new, unified learning pathways.

To learn how Edsby is changing assessment practices, see our blog.

https://hubs.ly/Q04q1kpx0

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