The Education Edge:
Student Information Systems and Management
The Education Edge, a product of Blackbaud Inc., is a comprehensive student information system developed exclusively to enhance school administration and student management. The Education Edge consists of an integrated school information software suite and is designed to be used by all school offices including school admissions, registrar's office, business office, guidance, faculty and the development office.
Blackbaud has been developing software for schools since 1981. Our first product was student billing software, designed for an independent school in New York City. Since then, we continued to serve educational institutions by developing additional programs and updating our solutions with new, more efficient versions that incorporates new administrative features our independent schools have requested.
Today, Blackbaud is the world's leading administration software provider to independent schools.
How does the school administration benefit from the Education Edge ?
The Education Edge is a comprehensive student information management system developed from the ground up to fulfill the needs of independent schools as they guide their students to success. The Education Edge integrated information management system connects daily operations in the school environment ranging from Admissions and Registration to Finance, Faculty, Medical and Business Development. This reduces data error and ensures that information is always up-to-date throughout the school.
Blackbaud understands the needs of school administrators to improve and achieve effective communication and information management. With The Education Edge, you can:
Support Your School Daily Operations
- Eliminate duplicate data entry with integrated Admissions, Registrar's, Medical, Faculty and Business Office systems
- Share the most up-to-date information
- Maintain a detailed history of essential records
Connect Your School Community
- build relations with applicants, students, parents and alumni
- track contacts from admissions inquiries through alumni
- offer convenient online communication
- connect multiple divisions and campuses
Reflect Your School's Unique Character
- maintain your school's identity across all correspondence
- acknowledge relationship history with each communication
- demonstrate accountability to your school's supporters
- configure the solution to follow your school policies
To view a complete Education Edge brochure (pdf), please click here
View an Interactive Demo to see how our school administrative software can connect your entire campus (Macromedia Flash required).


