PowerSchool Honored with Several Top Industry Awards for Innovative Solutions that Help Move Education Forward

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PowerSchool (NYSE: PWSC) has received significant recognition from leading industry award programs for its innovative K-12 education technology. Highlights include a #23 ranking on The Software Report's Top 100 Software Companies and accolades such as CEO Hardeep Gulati being named 2021 EdTech CEO of the Year. Noteworthy awards include Best Administrative Solution and Best College Prep Solution at the EdTech Digest Awards, and two Golds at the Stevie American Business Awards. PowerSchool's solutions aim to enhance student learning outcomes through unified technology.

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• Ranked #23 on The Software Report’s Top 100 Software Companies.
• CEO Hardeep Gulati named 2021 EdTech CEO of the Year.
• Awards for Best Administrative Solution and Best College Prep Solution from EdTech Digest.
• Won two Gold awards at the Stevie American Business Awards including K-12 Course or Learning Management Solution.

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Prestigious awards include Top 25 ranking on the list of The Software Report’s Top 100 Software Companies, EdTech Breakthrough 2021 EdTech CEO of the Year, EdTech Digest’s EdTech Awards for best college prep and administrative solutions, and Stevie® American Business Awards for best learning management and data solutions

FOLSOM, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- PowerSchool (NYSE: PWSC) announced today it has been recognized by multiple leading industry award programs for its commitment to providing schools and districts flexible, unified solutions and its outstanding contributions in transforming education through technology to drive better student outcomes. In addition to solution focused awards, PowerSchool stood out as the only K-12 education technology company featured alongside the world’s premier software companies on The Software Report’s list of Top 100 Software Companies and PowerSchool CEO Hardeep Gulati was named 2021 EdTech CEO of the Year by the EdTech Breakthrough Awards.

Award recognition includes:

• The Software Report Top 100 Software Companies: Ranked #23
• Inc. 5000 (Awarded prior to PowerSchool becoming a publicly traded company.)
• EdTech Breakthrough Awards: 2021 EdTech Company CEO of the Year, Hardeep Gulati
• EdTech Digest’s 11th annual EdTech Awards:
  • (Winner) Best Administrative Solution overall, PowerSchool
  • (Winner) Top College Prep Solution, Naviance by PowerSchool
  • (Finalist) Best Data Solution, Unified Classroom™ Performance Matters,
  • (Finalist) Hiring or Internships Solutions, Unified Talent™
  • (Finalist) Learning Management Solution, Unified Classroom™ Schoology Learning
• Stevie American Business Awards:
  • (Gold) K-12 Course or Learning Management Solution, Schoology Learning Suite
  • (Gold) K-12 Enterprise Solution, Unified Insights™ Powered by Hoonuit
• Tech & Learning Awards of Excellence: Best Tools for Back to School, Naviance by PowerSchool

“At PowerSchool, our unified solutions work together to connect students, teachers, administrators, and parents, with the shared goal of improving student learning outcomes,” said Hardeep Gulati, PowerSchool CEO. “We’re proud to receive these recognitions for providing integrated, unified solutions that support schools and districts with the tools they need to support educators and move education forward.”

PowerSchool is proud to have also been recognized with recent industry awards including:

• Software & Information Industry’s CODiE Awards:
  • (Winner) Best Learning Management System, Unified Classroom™ Schoology Learning
  • (Winner) Best Data Management Solution, Unified Insights™ Powered by Hoonuit
  • (Finalist) Response to COVID-19, Best Customer Experience in EdTech
  • (Finalist) Response to COVID-19, Best Remote Learning Partner K-12
• Business Intelligence Group’s (BIG) Excellence in Customer Service Awards: Organization of the Year in Education, PowerSchool
• Talkdesk CX Innovator Awards: Customer Experience (CX) Integrator, PowerSchool
• Globee® Sales & Customer Service Awards:
  • 2021 Grand Winner, PowerSchool
  • (Gold) Customer Success Team of the Year
  • (Gold) Best Customer Service Website
  • (Silver) Front-Line Customer Service & Support Team of the Year
  • (Bronze) Service & Support Department of the Year
  • (Bronze) Professional Services Outstanding Performance of the Year.

About PowerSchool

PowerSchool (NYSE: PWSC) is the leading provider of cloud-based software for K-12 education. Its mission is to power the education ecosystem with unified technology that helps educators and students realize their full potential, in their way. PowerSchool connects students, teachers, administrators, and parents, with the shared goal of improving student outcomes. From the office to the classroom to the home, it helps schools and districts efficiently manage state reporting and related compliance, special education, finance, human resources, talent, registration, attendance, funding, learning, instruction, grading, assessments and analytics in one unified platform. PowerSchool supports over 45 million students globally and more than 12,000 customers, including 93 of the top 100 districts by student enrollment in the United States, and sells solutions in over 90 countries.

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Jenna Mills

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Source: PowerSchool

FAQ

What awards did PowerSchool (PWSC) receive in 2021?

PowerSchool received several awards, including a #23 ranking on The Software Report's Top 100 Software Companies and CEO Hardeep Gulati was named 2021 EdTech CEO of the Year.

Who is the CEO of PowerSchool (PWSC)?

Hardeep Gulati is the CEO of PowerSchool.

What is PowerSchool's mission?

PowerSchool aims to power the education ecosystem with unified technology to improve student outcomes.

In what sectors does PowerSchool (PWSC) operate?

PowerSchool operates in the K-12 education sector, providing cloud-based solutions.

How many students does PowerSchool support?

PowerSchool supports over 45 million students globally.