Seven Edtech Products Awarded Project Unicorn Interoperability Certification

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Apr 20, 2023, 09:00 ET

Certification Highlights EdTech Products that Prioritize Data Interoperability

BROOKLYN, N.Y., April 20, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- InnovateEDU's Project Unicorn announces that seven education technology products have earned the Project Unicorn Interoperability Certification. Data interoperability, the seamless, secure, and controlled exchange of usable data between applications, is vital to educators' ability to better inform instruction and drive student-centered learning experiences. By rating a product using the interoperability rubric, Project Unicorn's certification provides transparency to educators about where an edtech product is in its interoperability journey, allowing school districts and educators to recognize vendors who are committed to supporting data-driven instruction.

Edtech vendors submitting a product for evaluation are subject to the newly updated Project Unicorn Interoperability Rubric released in March 2023. The rubric covers several dimensions of interoperability, including data quality, data granularity, a product's data import and export features, and a product's cost and cost transparency. Vendor submissions are scored on a four-point scale, with a level 1 score indicating that a product is at the initial stage of its data interoperability journey while a level 4 score indicates that a product provides optimal interoperability to its users.

The following seven edtech products have earned the Project Unicorn Interoperability Certification. The vendors who developed these products are the first to earn the certification under the new rubric and join a growing community of edtech vendors who have completed the certification process.

"The Project Unicorn Vendor Certification helps school system leaders identify edtech products designed to be seamlessly integrated into their larger edtech ecosystem," noted Chloe Sanducci, Project Manager for Project Unicorn. "We celebrate certified vendors for their commitment to helping educators make the most of their edtech investments."

Project Unicorn interoperability certifications are featured on various product indexes, such as the Edsurge Product Index and LearnPlatform. These platforms allow customers access to a wealth of edtech product information.

"Jupiter provides an intuitive and powerful platform for teachers and admins to keep track of student data, but no edtech provider can meet all the needs of schools," said Stuart Miles, Director of Customer Relations at Jupiter Ed. "Interoperability helps all stakeholders at a school know that they are all seeing the same data, no matter the App. We have seen many Interoperability pledges come and go in our nineteen years in business, but sought out the Project Unicorn certification due to the breadth of partners involved and clear expectations for certification."

Edtech vendors earning the Project Unicorn certification show a distinct commitment to data interoperability, developing products that help educators make crucial decisions backed by data.

"Project Unicorn's data interoperability resources are key tools that help vendors, like EduSkills, provide accurate, timely, and easy-to-use information for all education stakeholders," stated Mike Overholt, Systems and Support Manager at EduSkills. "Data interoperability in the education technology space is a necessity to ensure privacy, reduce overhead, and to better inform instruction and drive student-centered learning experiences. We chose to work with Project Unicorn because of their dedication to the secure and controlled interchange of data, and EduSkills is honored to be recognized with their highest-level vendor interoperability certification. Our collective dedication to supporting interoperability at all levels of the education ecosystem is vital to student success."

To learn more about the Project Unicorn Interoperability Certification process, visit the website.

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About Project Unicorn
Project Unicorn is a national initiative coordinated by InnovateEDU and powered by a coalition of 19 organizations representing stakeholders across the education sector focused on the goal of optimizing and radically improving data interoperability within K-12 education.

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