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K-12 classroom tools
Assignments, practice, quizzes and class insights for teachers, rostered from the district’s systems.
FIG 01 · EdTech Software Development
EdTech software development that passes procurement
K-12, higher-ed, tutoring and test-prep apps with the integrations, student-data handling and accessibility that districts and universities check before they buy.
See how it works
FIG 02 · Quick answer
What is edtech software development?
EdTech software development is building learning apps and platforms for schools, universities, tutors and learners. Elgrith builds K-12, higher-ed, tutoring and test-prep apps with LTI 1.3, OneRoster and Clever or ClassLink integrations, student-data flows designed for COPPA, FERPA and the UK Children’s code, and WCAG 2.1 AA accessibility from the first sprint.
- OneRoster 1.2, Clever and ClassLink integrations
- LTI 1.3
- Projects delivered since 2015
- 1,000+
- Clients across the USA, UK and India
- 250+
- Your code, repository and IP
- 100%
FIG 03 · Why it matters
Schools buy on standards, privacy and access, not just features.
From the Federal Register, the US Department of Justice and 1EdTech, read on 23 Oct 2026.
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22 Apr 2026
COPPA amendments: compliance date passed
The amended COPPA Rule took effect on 23 June 2025, and “regulated entities have until April 22, 2026 to comply”. It adds a written information security program and a written data retention policy.
Source: Federal Register, COPPA Rule amendments (22 Apr 2025)(opens in a new tab)02
26 Apr 2027
ADA Title II web deadline for larger public entities
The DOJ rule requires WCAG 2.1 AA for state and local governments, including public schools and colleges: 26 Apr 2027 for those serving 50,000+ people, 26 Apr 2028 for smaller ones and special districts (interim final rule, 20 Apr 2026).
Source: US DOJ, ADA Title II web rule (read 23 Oct 2026)(opens in a new tab)03
LTI 1.3
The current LTI version
1EdTech calls LTI 1.3 “the current version”, with security “based on OAuth2 and JSON Web Tokens”. It is how your tool plugs into Canvas, Moodle, Blackboard or Brightspace.
Source: 1EdTech, LTI (read 23 Oct 2026)(opens in a new tab)
FIG 04 · Rules and dates
Student-data and accessibility rules: what applies and when
District and university buyers check these before they sign. This is the dated view we design from, checked on 23 Oct 2026 at the official sources linked on this page.
| Rule | Who it affects | Date | What it means for your software |
|---|---|---|---|
| COPPA Rule amendments (16 CFR Part 312) | Operators of services directed to children under 13, or with actual knowledge of them | Effective 23 Jun 2025; compliance by 22 Apr 2026 | A written information security program, a written data retention policy and separate parental consent before disclosing data to third parties |
| FERPA | Schools receiving US Department of Education funds, and vendors acting for them | In force | Parents can access their children’s education records, with rights passing to the student at 18 or on entering postsecondary education; build access and export flows |
| ADA Title II web rule | Public schools, colleges and other state and local government entities | 26 Apr 2027 (50,000+ population); 26 Apr 2028 (smaller, special districts); interim final rule 20 Apr 2026 | WCAG 2.1 AA for web content and apps the entity provides, including the tools it buys from vendors |
| ICO Children’s code (UK) | Edtech providers whose services are likely to be used by children in the UK | Edtech guidance updated 30 May 2023 | Applies where the provider influences the purpose of the processing; not where it acts solely on the school’s instructions |
General guidance from public sources, not legal advice; your counsel confirms what applies to you. Sources: Federal Register (22 Apr 2025), US Department of Education Student Privacy Policy Office, US DOJ ADA Title II page and the ICO’s Children’s code edtech guidance. The old 24 Apr 2026 ADA date is superseded.
Courses, SCORM or xAPI? LMS developmentFIG 05 · What you get
Edtech apps we build
Edtech app development for the people around the lesson: students, teachers, parents, tutors and administrators. One roster and one data model run through every app.
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Higher-ed apps
Course tools, advising, assessment and student services that launch from the campus LMS through LTI 1.3.
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Tutoring platforms
Tutor matching, scheduling, live sessions, whiteboards, payments and session notes.
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Test prep
Question banks, timed practice tests, explanations and score tracking by topic.
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Language learning
Lessons, spaced repetition, speech practice and streaks that keep learners coming back.
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Parent and family apps
Progress, messages, attendance and consent in one app, in the family’s language.
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Adaptive learning and AI tutors
Practice that adapts to each learner, and AI help with teacher controls and no training on student data without consent.
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Offline mode
Lessons and practice that work without a connection and sync when one returns.
Deliverables
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deliverables, in writing
Included in every build, written into your fixed quote before work starts.
FIG 06 · Integrations
Integrations districts ask for first
Procurement teams ask about rostering and sign-in before they ask about features. We build to 1EdTech’s published standards and to Clever’s and ClassLink’s developer documentation. We claim no certification or partner status with 1EdTech, Clever or ClassLink.
- SIS (PowerSchool, Infinite Campus)
- Clever or ClassLink
- OneRoster feed
Your edtech app
- LMS via LTI 1.3
- Teacher dashboard
- Student app
LTI 1.3 and LTI Advantage
- Services
- Assignment and Grade Services (AGS), Names and Role Provisioning (NRPS), Deep Linking
- Where
- Canvas, Moodle, Blackboard, Brightspace and other LTI 1.3 platforms
OneRoster 1.2
- Data
- Schools, classes, enrolments, users and grades
- How
- CSV file exchange or the REST API, whichever the district runs
Clever
- Rostering
- Clever Secure Sync for students, teachers and sections
- Sign-in
- Clever Instant Login single sign-on
ClassLink
- Rostering
- OneRoster-based roster data
- Sign-in
- Single sign-on from the ClassLink launchpad, with SAML 2.0 or OIDC
SIS sync
- Data
- Enrolments, schedules, attendance and grades
- Where
- PowerSchool, Infinite Campus and other SIS platforms, through their APIs or OneRoster
FIG 07 · Student data
Student-data rules, designed in
Privacy questionnaires and data agreements decide many edtech deals. We design data flows so you can answer them truthfully, and we never describe an app as COPPA or FERPA certified.
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COPPA amended Rule
Compliance date 22 Apr 2026: a written information security program, a written retention policy and separate consent before disclosing children’s data to third parties.
FERPA and the school official role
When a school shares education records with you under its direct control, your app must use them only for the school’s purpose; we build access controls and deletion to match.
UK Children’s code
Where your company decides how children’s data is used, the ICO’s Children’s code applies: high-privacy defaults, minimal data and no nudges.
Retention and deletion
Retention periods per data type, deletion on request and at contract end, with a record of what was deleted.
Data inventory
A map of what data you collect, why, where it is stored and who it is shared with, ready for district privacy reviews.
FIG 08 · Accessibility
Accessibility as a procurement gate
Public schools and colleges are now buying against WCAG 2.1 AA, with ADA Title II dates of 26 Apr 2027 and 26 Apr 2028 after the April 2026 extension. We build to WCAG 2.1 AA from the first sprint; it is audit and remediation work, not a legal guarantee.
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Keyboard and screen readers
Every task completable by keyboard and with VoiceOver, TalkBack and NVDA, tested each sprint.
Contrast, captions and motion
Text contrast, captions for video, transcripts for audio and reduced-motion settings.
VPAT and ACR
An Accessibility Conformance Report on the VPAT template, written from real test results.
FIG 09 · How to choose
Education app development company: how to choose
Most education app development companies show screens. Ask what happens after the demo, when a district sends its privacy and accessibility questionnaires.
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Ask about LTI and rostering
Have they built LTI 1.3 launches, OneRoster syncs and Clever or ClassLink sign-in, and can they explain the trade-offs?
Ask how student data flows
Can they show a data map, retention rules and a deletion process, without claiming the app is “certified”?
Ask for accessibility evidence
Do they test with screen readers each sprint and write an ACR from results, not promises?
Ask who owns what
Your code, your app store accounts, your data and your IP should be yours in the contract.
FIG 10 · Cost
What drives education app development cost
We don’t publish prices, because the same “education app” can be one practice tool or a district-wide platform. These are the drivers we price against in your written scope.
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Users and roles
Students only, or students, teachers, parents and admins, each with their own views.
Integrations
Each LTI platform, rostering source and SIS adds design, build and testing.
Live features
Live classes, tutoring sessions and whiteboards add real-time infrastructure and running costs.
AI features
Adaptive practice or AI tutors add evaluation, safety controls and model costs.
AI development
FIG 11 · Tutoring
Tutoring and test-prep businesses
Tutoring platforms are two-sided: learners and tutors, scheduling and payouts. Apple’s guideline 3.1.3(d) lets apps take payment for real-time person-to-person services such as tutoring outside in-app purchase.
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Scheduling across time zones
Tutor availability, bookings, reminders and rescheduling for learners anywhere.
Live sessions
Video, shared whiteboards and session recordings where families consent.
Payments and payouts
Learner payments, packages and tutor payouts with clear records.
Two-sided marketplaces
Tutor onboarding, reviews and search for multi-tutor platforms.
Marketplace development
FIG 12 · Process · 6 steps
Prototype with teachers, pilot one school, then scale
A free call, a fixed written quote, then sprints with a demo every week: discovery, a prototype tested with teachers and learners, a pilot with one school or cohort, and launch. You own the code, the data and the IP.
- Step 01
Free call
Tell us who the learners are, who buys, and which systems and questionnaires you already face.
- Step 02
Discovery
Users, integrations, student-data flows and accessibility needs mapped, with the rules your counsel says apply.
- Step 03
Prototype and fixed quote
A clickable prototype tested with teachers and learners, plus a written scope and a fixed quote, before any build starts.
- Step 04
Pilot
One school, class or cohort, built in sprints with a demo every week and accessibility tests in each sprint.
- Step 05
Launch
App store releases, district onboarding documents, data map and ACR ready for procurement.
- Step 06
Support and change
New integrations, rule changes and features, covered under terms agreed in your written scope.
FIG 13 · What you get
Everything included
Written into your fixed quote, so you know exactly what you are paying for before work starts.
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- Written scope and fixed quote
- Prototype tested with teachers and learners
- Web app, plus iOS and Android apps if in scope
- LTI 1.3 tool and LTI Advantage services in scope
- OneRoster, Clever or ClassLink rostering and SSO
- Student-data map, retention and deletion flows
- Parental consent flows where COPPA applies
- WCAG 2.1 AA testing and an Accessibility Conformance Report
- Teacher and admin dashboards
- Training and runbooks
- IP assignment: code and data are yours
FIG 14 · Tech & tools
The tools behind the work
Proven, well-supported tools, chosen for your project and set up in accounts your business owns.
- LTI 1.3
- OneRoster 1.2
- Clever API
- ClassLink
- SAML 2.0
- OIDC
- Next.js
- React
- Node.js
- Python
- PostgreSQL
- WebRTC
- Swift
- Kotlin
- Flutter
- React Native
- axe-core
FIG 15 · Who it’s for
Edtech software for the people who teach, learn and buy.
Edtech companies, schools, universities and tutoring businesses in the US and UK, each with different buyers and rules.
4 audiences
K-12
Apps that clear district procurement.
Classroom tools and parent apps built with rostering, SSO, student-data controls and accessibility that district reviews ask about.
- Clever and ClassLink
- OneRoster 1.2
- COPPA and FERPA-aware data flows
- WCAG 2.1 AA
Higher ed
Tools that launch from the campus LMS.
LTI 1.3 tools with grade passback and roster sync for universities and colleges, accessible for campus review.
- LTI 1.3 and Advantage
- Grade passback
- Campus SSO
- VPAT and ACR
Tutoring
Two-sided platforms for tutors and learners.
Tutoring and test-prep products with scheduling, live sessions, payments and progress tracking for learners and families.
- Tutor scheduling
- Live sessions
- Payments and payouts
- Progress reports
UK schools
Edtech built with the Children’s code in mind.
For UK edtech companies and multi-academy trusts: data flows that respect the ICO’s Children’s code and UK GDPR, with high-privacy defaults for children.
- High-privacy defaults
- Data protection impact assessment inputs
- UK GDPR data flows
- UK spelling and formats
FIG 16 · Working with us from the USA and UK
Built in New Delhi. Run on your hours.
Every project gets a point of contact in New York or London and an engineering team in New Delhi. Here is how today’s working days line up, live.
New York
North America
--:--ET
New Delhi team Your working day- Shared working time
- ≈ 3 hours today
- New Delhi is
- 10.5 h ahead
- Live calls, your time
- 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. ET
London
UK & Europe
--:--UK
New Delhi team Your working day- Shared working time
- ≈ 4.5 hours today
- New Delhi is
- 5.5 h ahead
- Live calls, your time
- 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. UK
Three ways to work together
- 01
Fixed-scope project
A written scope, one fixed price and a dated plan. Suits websites, apps and MVPs.
- 02
Dedicated team
Designers and engineers on your roadmap every month, billed monthly.
- 03
White label
For US and UK agencies: our work, your brand, unbranded deliverables.
Every engagement
- Fixed quote in USD, GBP or INR after a free 30-minute call
- NDA before discovery. You own all code, designs and content
- A working demo every sprint, not status slides
- Reply within one business day, calls inside your hours
Book a call
Calls on ET or UK hours
FIG 17 · Compare
OneRoster vs Clever vs ClassLink
Districts use different tools to get rosters and sign-ins into your app. Most products need more than one.
| OneRoster 1.2 | Clever | ClassLink | |
|---|---|---|---|
| What it is | An open 1EdTech standard for roster and grade data | A company that provides rostering and sign-in for schools | A company that provides rostering, sign-in and a student launchpad |
| Rostering | CSV file exchange or REST API | Secure Sync | Roster data based on OneRoster |
| Sign-in | Not included; pair it with SSO | Instant Login | Launchpad single sign-on |
| When districts ask for it | When their SIS or LMS publishes OneRoster | When the district already uses Clever | When the district already uses ClassLink |
We build the integrations; listing your app in Clever’s or ClassLink’s app library is an application your company makes with them.
Connecting other systems? API integrationFAQ
Frequently asked questions
Straight answers about EdTech Software Development with Elgrith.
It is building learning apps and platforms for schools, universities, tutors and learners: classroom tools, higher-ed apps, tutoring and test-prep platforms, language apps and parent apps, with the integrations, student-data handling and accessibility that education buyers check.
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