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October 16, 2025

A Unified Future: Why a Single Identity Platform Is the Key to Secure and Scalable Learning

Stop managing complex K-12 security with patchwork fixes. Jamie Reffell, CPO at Clever explains how a unified identity platform is the future for secure, scalable learning and effortless edtech deployment.

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Why 5 Star Students is betting on Clever’s AnySchool to close its integration gap
Partners

October 8, 2026

Why 5 Star Students is betting on Clever’s AnySchool to close its integration gap

5 Star Students expects Clever’s AnySchool to close its integration gap across 1,200 schools, so its small team can onboard any school without building new SIS integrations.

How 1-2-3 Wellness is using AnySchool to say “any school, any student” and mean it
Partners

October 8, 2026

How 1-2-3 Wellness is using AnySchool to say “any school, any student” and mean it

1-2-3 Wellness replaced two parallel systems with Clever’s AnySchool, freeing its six-person engineering team to build product and reach every student, Clever school or not.

5 Company Culture Tenets We’re Devoted To
Company

October 2, 2026

5 Company Culture Tenets We’re Devoted To

Clever’s culture tenets define the common ground on which Cleverites work together, and can help to guide their interactions with, and expectations of, each other. We’re all threaded together by values that are core to our being, and these common values help our people to feel engaged in the culture and in the company. 

Teachers

District-Wide Defense: A Texas School District’s Successful Rollout of Student MFA
Districts Teachers

August 3, 2026

District-Wide Defense: A Texas School District’s Successful Rollout of Student MFA

Edinburg CISD needed to secure student identities across a 30,000+ Chromebook fleet—without overwhelming an already stretched IT help desk. With Clever’s age-tiered MFA framework, the Texas district enrolled 99% of its 32,000 students within two months, virtually eliminating password reset tickets and empowering teachers to resolve credential issues in the classroom.

One Sync, Half a Million Students: TDSB’s Rostering Transformation
Districts Global Teachers

August 3, 2026

One Sync, Half a Million Students: TDSB’s Rostering Transformation

Canada’s largest school board needed a smarter, more secure way to manage student data across a growing suite of learning applications—without adding to its IT team’s workload. With Clever, Toronto District School Board built a customized, application-level rostering model that automated data sync from PowerSchool, gave teachers class-level access, and strengthened data security for 500,000+ students and staff.

Newcastle Grammar School Meets Essential 8 Compliance with Clever MFA
Districts Teachers

July 7, 2026

Newcastle Grammar School Meets Essential 8 Compliance with Clever MFA

Newcastle Grammar School closed a long-standing MFA gap for students without personal devices by deploying Clever’s visual authentication integrated with Microsoft Entra ID, reducing SOC security alerts and unlocking modern authentication features like Windows Hello and Face ID. The school can now confidently answer board and cyber insurance questions on MFA coverage, with plans to extend the program to Years 8–9 and beyond.

Districts

District-Wide Defense: A Texas School District’s Successful Rollout of Student MFA
Districts Teachers

August 3, 2026

District-Wide Defense: A Texas School District’s Successful Rollout of Student MFA

Edinburg CISD needed to secure student identities across a 30,000+ Chromebook fleet—without overwhelming an already stretched IT help desk. With Clever’s age-tiered MFA framework, the Texas district enrolled 99% of its 32,000 students within two months, virtually eliminating password reset tickets and empowering teachers to resolve credential issues in the classroom.

One Sync, Half a Million Students: TDSB’s Rostering Transformation
Districts Global Teachers

August 3, 2026

One Sync, Half a Million Students: TDSB’s Rostering Transformation

Canada’s largest school board needed a smarter, more secure way to manage student data across a growing suite of learning applications—without adding to its IT team’s workload. With Clever, Toronto District School Board built a customized, application-level rostering model that automated data sync from PowerSchool, gave teachers class-level access, and strengthened data security for 500,000+ students and staff.

Newcastle Grammar School Meets Essential 8 Compliance with Clever MFA
Districts Teachers

July 7, 2026

Newcastle Grammar School Meets Essential 8 Compliance with Clever MFA

Newcastle Grammar School closed a long-standing MFA gap for students without personal devices by deploying Clever’s visual authentication integrated with Microsoft Entra ID, reducing SOC security alerts and unlocking modern authentication features like Windows Hello and Face ID. The school can now confidently answer board and cyber insurance questions on MFA coverage, with plans to extend the program to Years 8–9 and beyond.

Partners

Why 5 Star Students is betting on Clever’s AnySchool to close its integration gap
Partners

October 8, 2026

Why 5 Star Students is betting on Clever’s AnySchool to close its integration gap

5 Star Students expects Clever’s AnySchool to close its integration gap across 1,200 schools, so its small team can onboard any school without building new SIS integrations.

How 1-2-3 Wellness is using AnySchool to say “any school, any student” and mean it
Partners

October 8, 2026

How 1-2-3 Wellness is using AnySchool to say “any school, any student” and mean it

1-2-3 Wellness replaced two parallel systems with Clever’s AnySchool, freeing its six-person engineering team to build product and reach every student, Clever school or not.

How Clever Helps App Partners Prepare for Back to School
Partners

May 8, 2026

How Clever Helps App Partners Prepare for Back to School

Every August, districts flip a switch. Rosters change overnight. Students log in for the first time. And if their accounts in your app aren’t ready, you’ll hear about it fast. We’ve been through this season with thousands of app partners. We know what separates the ones who come out ahead from the ones who spend […]

Global

One Sync, Half a Million Students: TDSB’s Rostering Transformation
Districts Global Teachers

August 3, 2026

One Sync, Half a Million Students: TDSB’s Rostering Transformation

Canada’s largest school board needed a smarter, more secure way to manage student data across a growing suite of learning applications—without adding to its IT team’s workload. With Clever, Toronto District School Board built a customized, application-level rostering model that automated data sync from PowerSchool, gave teachers class-level access, and strengthened data security for 500,000+ students and staff.

How This Queensland Campus Uses Passwordless MFA – No Phones Required
Districts Global Teachers

May 29, 2026

How This Queensland Campus Uses Passwordless MFA – No Phones Required

Northside Christian College, a K–12 campus in Queensland, Australia, achieved full cyber insurance compliance by deploying passwordless MFA for students — no phones required. Learn how Clever Badges and Clever Classroom MFA simplified student logins while meeting strict security mandates in a phone-free school environment.

Clever Announces Smarter MFA for Schools on Microsoft: Introducing Device Trust
Company Districts Global

May 12, 2026

Clever Announces Smarter MFA for Schools on Microsoft: Introducing Device Trust

For 87% of school organizations, implementing MFA for students still feels like a far-fetched cybersecurity dream. The concern isn’t just technical — it’s practical. Will it slow down logins? Will younger students be able to manage it? Will teachers end up fielding a flood of helpdesk requests and mount a rebellion? Classroom MFA was built […]