Clever product updates
June product notes
June 9, 2016
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The school year may be ending but we still have a lot going on at Clever! Read up on what we’ve been working on for the past month:
- Clever Co-Pilot
- Customizable Clever portal
- Clever Badges available for all districts
- Self-release for data holds
Clever Co-Pilot
We’re so excited about our newest product, Clever Co-Pilot — an easy way to try software in the classroom that leads to purchases based on teacher insights and student data. Clever Co-Pilot helps districts identify potential software solutions and then manages the 30-day pilots in a way that takes the burdens off of district IT teams. Learn more about Clever Co-Pilot.
Customizable Clever portal
Districts can now make their Clever portal perfect for their teachers and students through our new customization tools. District administrators can edit application categories, move icons, and add Clever applications or external links directly in the portal interface. Read how here.
Clever Badges available for all districts
We’ve fully released Clever Badges, which can now be generated for any district directly in their dashboard. For districts already using the Clever portal and applications that support Clever Instant Login, there’s no additional work to support using Clever Badges in K-2 classrooms!
Self-release for data holds
District administrators now have more insight into what data changes trigger a sync hold — and are now able to release the hold themselves.
Previously, district administrators saw only a summary of changes (i.e. “30% of sections deleted”) and had to email Clever Support for additional information or to approve the changes. Now, district administrators can download a CSV to see the exact records being updated/deleted.
And for changes where less than 30% of data records are deleted or updated, district administrators will be able to approve the changes themselves! Holds above that threshold will be sent to Clever Support with an optional note for release or explanation.
More to read
Districts
Teachers
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District-Wide Defense: A Texas School District’s Successful Rollout of Student MFAEdinburg 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.
Districts
Global
Teachers
August 3, 2026
One Sync, Half a Million Students: TDSB’s Rostering TransformationCanada'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.
Districts
Teachers
July 7, 2026
Newcastle Grammar School Meets Essential 8 Compliance with Clever MFANewcastle 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.