Dashhold

Education Software Development

Edtech Software Development Company

Edtech software development for K-12, higher education, and corporate learning. Learning management systems, online learning platforms, and educational apps engineered for measurable outcomes.

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What we ship

Capabilities tailored to this industry

Every engagement starts with a clear list of what we are responsible for and what your team owns inside this vertical.

  • Edtech software development for K-12, higher ed, and corporate learning
  • Learning management system development with assessments and reporting
  • Online learning platform development with synchronous and async modalities
  • Educational app development for student, instructor, and admin personas
  • School management software development for operations and student information
  • Integrations with SIS, LTI tools, payment, and identity providers
How we engage

A predictable path from scoping to handoff

Every industry engagement runs the same path so your team always knows what is happening this sprint and what ships next.

  1. Edtech scoping

    Two-week sprint mapping learner personas, assessment model, SIS integrations, and the smallest releasable learning slice.

  2. Vertical slice

    First production slice within four weeks: auth, course shell, assessment, and the highest-leverage instructor workflow.

  3. Iterative delivery

    Two-week sprints scoped against measured learner outcomes — completion, mastery, time on task — with rollback plans.

  4. Handoff

    Runbooks, ADRs, and pairing sessions move ownership to your team. Optional retainer for instructional design support.

Use cases

Where education software development engagements bite the hardest

The systems we end up shipping most often inside this vertical, and the operator outcomes they move.

  • Learning management systems for K-12 districts with grade-book, attendance, and parent portal flows
  • Online learning platforms for higher-ed cohorts with live sessions, async content, and proctoring
  • Corporate learning platforms with role-based learning paths and compliance reporting at scale
  • Educational apps for self-paced learners with offline content packs and progress sync
  • School information systems with admissions, enrollment, billing, and reporting end to end
  • Instructor authoring tools for curriculum design, assessment building, and review workflows
  • Parent and family portals tying student progress to communication and billing across districts
Technology stack

A boring, audited stack

We default to the tools with the longest production track record. Boring is a feature, not a bug.

Frontend

  • TypeScript
  • React
  • Next.js
  • Tailwind

Backend

  • Node.js
  • Postgres
  • Redis
  • S3

Integrations

  • LTI 1.3
  • Clever
  • Google Workspace
  • SCORM

Cloud

  • AWS
  • Cloudflare
  • Vercel
  • Datadog
How we engage

Services we ship for this industry

Most engagements pair one core service with the supporting capabilities the industry actually needs to ship in production.

Case studies

Selected work

New case studies publishing soon — we are mid-engagement on the most recent ones and waiting for client approval to publish.

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FAQ

What buyers ask us about education software development

Do you build edtech software development for K-12 districts?
Edtech software development for K-12 districts typically includes grade-book, attendance, parent portals, and SIS integrations. We have built K-12 platforms with Clever and Google Workspace SSO, plus the FERPA-aware data handling districts require.
Can you handle learning management system development at scale?
Learning management system development at Dashhold covers course shells, assessments, gradebooks, LTI 1.3 tool integration, and SCORM content support. Most LMS engagements are for higher-ed cohorts or corporate compliance training programs.
Do you offer online learning platform development with live and async modalities?
Online learning platform development covers live sessions with WebRTC video, async content with progress tracking, proctoring integrations, and discussion-board surfaces. We build them so instructors can author content without filing engineering tickets.
What does educational app development look like for self-paced learners?
Educational app development for self-paced learners typically means iOS and Android apps with offline content packs, progress sync, and lesson-level analytics. We build them with the same offline-first sync patterns as our other B2B mobile work.
Can you handle school management software development for operations teams?
School management software development covers admissions, enrollment, billing, transportation, and reporting flows. Most school engagements are for charter networks or independent schools replacing a legacy system that the operations team has outgrown.
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Building learning software your instructors and learners will rely on?

Edtech engagements live or die on engagement metrics, accessibility, and reliability. Tell us what you are shipping and we will tell you whether we are the right team.

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