SANTA BARBARA, CA—Jan. 28, 2026—ParentSquare Attendance Plus, a powerful attendance solution to help K-12 districts reduce chronic absenteeism through early, compassionate communication, has won the Tech & Learning Awards of Excellence: Best of 2025 within the Secondary Education category.
The Best of 2025 Awards celebrate educational technology from the last 12 months that has excelled and stood out in supporting teachers, students, and education professionals in the classroom, for professional development, or general management of education resources and learning. Judged by a panel of industry experts, winning an Award of Excellence is more than just acknowledgement from Tech & Learning’s editors; it’s a showcase of which products are truly going above and beyond to contribute to the education sector.
The Tech & Learning editorial team has shared that “The awards brought a huge number of high-quality entries. Our panel of industry experts judged the winning products to be those that were most impactful in helping schools improve teaching and learning during 2025. Every winner should be really proud of their accomplishments—a well-deserved congratulations from the entire awards team.”
Built directly into the ParentSquare platform that millions of educators and families already trust for school-home communication, ParentSquare Attendance Plus helps districts address chronic absenteeism through early, compassionate, and data-informed outreach. By uniting real-time attendance insights, tiered interventions, and family communication in one familiar platform, schools can act quickly, personalize support, and strengthen relationships before absenteeism becomes a pattern.
“For 15 years, ParentSquare has been focused on helping schools build strong, inclusive connections with families,” said Anupama Vaid, President and Founder of ParentSquare. “Attendance Plus was launched last year to extend that mission to one of the most urgent challenges districts face today—chronic absenteeism. Seeing the solution scale nationwide in its first year, while helping schools engage families more equitably and keep thousands of students connected to school, has been incredibly meaningful.”
To view the full list of award winners, visit https://bit.ly/3M7POql.
About ParentSquare
ParentSquare is the trusted leader in school-home engagement, helping K-12 districts nationwide reach every family with an award-winning, all-in-one communication platform. Reaching over 20 million students across the country, ParentSquare helps districts consolidate disconnected tools and outdated communication systems with personalized messaging, websites, forms, payments, and more—in one easy-to-use platform. With powerful features for achieving 100% contactability, two-way translation into 190+ languages, and purpose-built AI enhancements, ParentSquare empowers districts to invite every family to be involved in their student’s education, no matter their home language or the device they use.
Recognized for growth and innovation by Inc. 5000, GSV 150, and more, ParentSquare was founded in 2011 in Santa Barbara, California. Learn more at parentsquare.com.