{"id":36099,"date":"2025-07-24T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-24T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lightspeedsystems.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=36099"},"modified":"2025-09-23T07:36:28","modified_gmt":"2025-09-23T11:36:28","slug":"lightspeed-systems-integrates-edtech-index-validation-badges-into-lightspeed-insight-to-help-districts-make-smarter-app-decisions","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.lightspeedsystems.com\/en_uk\/news\/lightspeed-systems-integrates-edtech-index-validation-badges-into-lightspeed-insight-to-help-districts-make-smarter-app-decisions\/","title":{"rendered":"Lightspeed Systems Integrates EdTech Index Validation Badges into Lightspeed Insight to Help Districts Make Smarter App Decisions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Austin, TX \u2014<\/strong> Lightspeed Systems\u00ae, a leader in K\u201312 safety and edtech effectiveness solutions, has joined a group of inaugural partners licensing validation data from the EdTech Index, a trusted source for independent certification of educational technology products. As part of the partnership, Lightspeed will surface EdTech Index badges directly within Lightspeed Insight\u2122, giving district leaders real-time visibility into which apps meet third-party standards for privacy, instructional value, and interoperability\u2014right along with Insight\u2019s activity and usage data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This integration will allow district administrators to see trusted badges on each app profile, as well as within Lightspeed\u2019s app approval workflows and reporting tools. The result is a faster, more informed vetting process that supports safe, strategic technology use across classrooms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u201cLightspeed Insight is built to help districts streamline oversight of the tools students and teachers use every day,\u201d <\/em>said Rob Chambers, EVP of Product at Lightspeed Systems. <em>\u201cBy adding EdTech Index validations, we\u2019re giving our customers another layer of confidence to support data-driven, compliant, and student-centered app decisions.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The EdTech Index aggregates certifications from multiple organizations and is designed to help decision-makers cut through marketing claims with clear, independently verified quality indicators. The partnership is part of a growing effort to expand badge visibility across platforms that serve K\u201312 districts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-about-lightspeed-insight\">About Lightspeed Insight<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lightspeedsystems.com\/en_uk\/products\/lightspeed-digital-insight\/\">Lightspeed Insight<\/a> simplifies edtech decision-making with the most complete picture of app activity on the market, empowering IT and Curriculum leaders with real-time, actionable data to expedite compliance, cut costs, and optimize instructional outcomes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For more information, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lightspeedsystems.com\/en_uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.lightspeedsystems.com<\/a> or learn more about the EdTech Index at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.edtechindex.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.edtechindex.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Media Contact:<br>Amy Bennett<br>Chief of Staff<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"mailto:abennett@lightspeedsystems.com\">abennett@lightspeedsystems.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lightspeed Systems\u00ae, a leader in K\u201312 safety and edtech effectiveness solutions, has joined a group of inaugural partners licensing validation data from the EdTech Index, a trusted source for independent certification of educational technology products. <\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":36100,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_yoast_wpseo_focuskw":"edtech index","_yoast_wpseo_title":"","_yoast_wpseo_metadesc":"Lightspeed Systems\u00ae has joined a group of inaugural partners licensing validation data from the EdTech Index"},"tags":[2,102],"news-category":[],"class_list":["post-36099","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-data-and-analytics","tag-lightspeed-insight"],"acf":{"authors":[531]},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.9 (Yoast SEO v27.9) - 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