ParentSquare Recognized by EdTech Chronicle in 2025 Best in Education Awards

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SANTA BARBARA, CA—April 16, 2025—ParentSquare, the leading unified communication platform for K-12 schools, has been named a winner in the 2025 EdTech Chronicle “Best in Education” Awards. The platform earned top honors in the Best Research, White Paper, or Supportive Resource category for its Best Practice Guide–“Showing Up for Success: Family Engagement Strategies for Chronic Absenteeism.”

EdTech Chronicle named ParentSquare 2024 “Best in Education” Winner

This practical guide offers actionable strategies for improving student attendance through stronger family engagement—underscoring ParentSquare’s mission to promote equitable access and student success through effective school-home communication.

The Best in Education Awards celebrate not only innovation in edtech but also the people, ideas, and execution that make real impact in schools. Winners were selected in 40 categories, including the coveted Editor’s Choice.

This marks ParentSquare’s second major recognition this month. Earlier, the company was named a winner in the “Best Parent-Student Solution” category at the 2025 EdTech Awards, the largest global edtech recognition program. ParentSquare also earned finalist spots for “Best Communications Solution” and “Best Administrative Solution.”

“As a trusted family engagement platform, ParentSquare’s number one job is to help schools and districts reach and engage with families to power school-home initiatives that support student success,” said Founder & President Anupama Vaid. “Our latest guide highlights how intentional communication can help tackle chronic absenteeism—one of the most urgent and pervasive issues in K-12 education today.”

The award-winning 10-page guide outlines key tactics schools can use to prevent and address chronic absenteeism by deepening family involvement. Highlights include:

  • Consistent communication with families to foster trust and awareness of support services.
  • Balancing the flow of information to avoid overwhelming parents while keeping them informed.
  • Real-time alerts for absences and tardiness to enable early intervention.
  • Data-driven outreach using ParentSquare’s tools to identify at-risk students and provide tailored support like mentoring, tutoring, and community-based services.

To view the full list of 2024 EdTech Chronicle award winners, visit: https://edtechchronicle.com

About ParentSquare

ParentSquare is the leading family engagement infrastructure helping K-12 districts nationwide reach every family with an award-winning, all-in-one communication platform. Reaching over 22 million students nationwide, 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.