A running log of what changed in School Workbench. No roadmap promises here — only what’s already live.
October 2026
Pick your integrations. Schools choose which systems School Workbench connects to from one list in the admin panel: Google Classroom, Rediker (PlusPortals), Blackbaud, ClassLink and Clever, Canvas and Schoology, or a spreadsheet. Use what you have; leave the rest off. Google Classroom can now be switched off for schools that don’t use it.
Rediker and PlusPortals. Schools on Rediker can bring in classes, students and teachers. Rediker's connection doesn't include assignments yet, so those come from Google Classroom. Grades stay in Rediker.
A cleaner dashboard on phones. Bigger stats in a two-by-two grid, roomier assignment cards with the due date beside the class, and email subjects that get two lines instead of being cut off.
Settings, reorganized. One consistent look for every setting, a jump bar that keeps your place as you scroll, and controls that follow light and dark mode.
Contact that works everywhere. The contact page opens your message in Gmail or your mail app, or copies it, so nothing gets lost.
Easier navigation on phones. Every page now has a menu, not just the home page.
September 2026
Quick jump. Press ⌘K (or /) anywhere in the app to reach a view, an assignment, or an action by typing a few letters.
Focus timer. Every block on tonight’s plan has a ▶ Focus button: a full-screen countdown sized to that block, with pause, +5 minutes, and check-off at the end. Start tonight runs the first block.
A “now” marker on the plan shows which block you’re in, with the timeline filled to the current minute.
Undo. Checking something off animates it away and offers Undo for five seconds.
Week progress. A progress bar for the week, and confetti when the week is cleared.
Class colours. Every class has a stable colour across the dashboard, plan, calendar, and Classes.
Task details. Tap any task for the description, due date, your estimated time, and one-tap Ask the Coach with a prepared question.
From your teachers. Classroom announcements appear on the dashboard as reference — never mixed in with work.
Phone layout. A bottom tab bar, installable as an app, and the browser chrome matches your theme.
Teachers. At-a-glance class cards, an attendance summary with one-tap “Everyone present”, and a phone tab bar of their own.
Calendar sync without write access. Subscribe your calendar app to a private, rotatable link; due dates and study blocks appear there, and nothing is ever written to Google.
Turn in on Classroom. Checking off an assignment offers the exact Classroom page to submit it, because a third-party app can’t submit on a student’s behalf.
Security. Mandatory authenticator sign-in for school administrators, school-directed account erasure, and a hardening pass across the whole server.
Earlier
Read-only calendar import from any public .ics link.
Study tools — flashcards, quizzes, and study plans, generated privately — never used to train a model.
Teacher dashboard with AI-chat oversight and attendance.
School admin panel for rosters, classes, apps, and integrations.