There are a few posts on The Ledger blog highlighting some cool new features with the release of version 7.77 due out in Quarter 4. Check them out: Organize Queries City Lookup Field Strong Passwords Looking for other Student Billing stuff? Click the Student Billing tag in The Ledger blog . Talk to you...

Do you have students who want to switch sections of the same class or move from one course to another course? Which option will keep grades and attendance with the students' records? Let's take a look at the differences in dropping, withdrawing, and transferring students: Drop deletes the student's...

Wow, where has the summer gone? I know on the EE team, we’ve been feverishly working to produce our next great release – The Education Edge 7.77 . Triple 7's, Lucky 7's, or whatever awesome name you want to call it has some fantastic features I’m excited to share with you. Over the coming weeks...

There's a lot of scheduling going on out there, so it's a good thing you can do lots of scheduling in The Education Edge. After you create classes for next year, you can automatically or manually assign meeting times, teachers, and rooms. Let's take a look: Generate Master Schedule (BB129710...

Scheduled times tend to change at the last minute. Some of the public high schools around here are starting later next year than this year. So I started thinking about how easy it is to update the start and end times of periods after scheduling classes in The Education Edge and thought I'd share...

Want to get a head start on the 2008-2009 year? Take a moment to review these skills. We’ll cover many of these in more detail down the road. Take a good look at your Academic Year in Configuration. Ensure the correct marking column set is associated with your session, check the starting and ending dates...

Don't we just love the idea of knowing our options? I do. I like to know what I can and can't do when I customize a program, a website, or even my grocery list. I like to know what's available to me and then make my choices. So when you find yourself working in The Education Edge , have you...

After printing Johnny’s report card, you realize his grades and comments from Geometry are missing. Before you call the Mystery Machine crew to investigate, grab a Scooby Snack and search your database for these clues: Make sure your grades and comments are posted from Faculty Access for the Web. If...

5. Dashboard . Because, I just love them to little pieces. We all want to create pretty little charts to see our data don't we? 4. Configuration > Registrar Setup > Patterns > New Pattern screen. Wow, I don't know how educators do it. I remember as a kid being amazed at how schools magically...

Have you opened a student's record to change his homeroom and homeroom teacher and these fields were grayed out? A business rule selection may cause this. Let's take a look at each setting and how it affects the student's Bio 1 tab. In Configuration, click Business Rules and highlight Students...