PowerSchool PowerBuddy™ won Use of Artificial Intelligence in EdTech category for the second consecutive year

FOLSOM, Calif.: PowerSchool, a leading provider of cloud-based software for K-12 education, has been named a Gold Stevie® Award winner in the 24th Annual American Business Awards®. PowerSchool PowerBuddy™ won the Use of Artificial Intelligence in EdTech category for the second consecutive year.

PowerSchool earned the honor for PowerBuddy, its secure, AI-powered assistant, designed to support teachers, students, families, and administrators. PowerBuddy simplifies data analysis and improves operational efficiency across PowerSchool’s suite of solutions.

Built with Microsoft’s Azure OpenAI Services and grounded in PowerSchool’s Responsible AI principles, PowerBuddy is integrated across PowerSchool products to generate the most personalized AI insights.

More than 3,600 nominations from organizations of all sizes and in virtually every industry were submitted this year for consideration in a wide range of categories. PowerSchool was nominated in the education category for the Use of Artificial Intelligence in EdTech.

Judges recognized PowerBuddy as a standout example of secure, responsibly designed AI, praising its deep integration into everyday teaching and assessment, strong adoption by educators, and proven ability to save time while supporting district‑controlled data and student privacy.

“Organizations across the United States continue to set a high standard for innovation and performance,” said Stevie Awards President Maggie Miller. “The breadth and quality of nominations submitted to the 2026 American Business Awards reflect a dynamic and competitive business environment, where organizations are finding new ways to drive growth, deliver value, and make an impact. We congratulate all of this year’s Stevie Award winners and look forward to celebrating their accomplishments at our June 9 awards ceremony in New York.”

The American Business Awards are the U.S.A.’s premier business awards program. All organizations operating in the U.S.A. are eligible to submit nominations – public and private, for-profit and non-profit, large and small.

About the Stevie Awards

Stevie Awards are conferred in nine programs: the Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards, the German Stevie Awards, the Middle East & North Africa Stevie Awards, The American Business Awards®, The International Business Awards®, the Stevie Awards for Women in Business, the Stevie Awards for Great Employers, the Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service, and the new Stevie Awards for Technology Excellence. Stevie Awards competitions receive more than 12,000 entries each year from organizations in more than 70 nations. Honoring organizations of all types and sizes, as well as the people behind them, the Stevies recognize outstanding workplace performance worldwide. Learn more about the Stevie Awards at http://www.StevieAwards.com.

About PowerSchool

PowerSchool is a leading provider of cloud-based software for K-12 education in North America. Its mission is to empower educators, administrators, and families to ensure personalized education for every student journey. PowerSchool connects the central office to the classroom to the home with award-winning products including Schoology Learning and Naviance CCLR, so school districts can securely manage student data, enrollment, attendance, grades, instruction, assessments, human resources, talent, professional development, special education, data analytics and insights, communications, and college and career readiness. PowerSchool supports over 60 million students in more than 90 countries and over 18,000 customers, including more than 90 of the top 100 districts by student enrollment in the United States.

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Fonte: Business Wire