Writing for people who run schools
Practical, specific, and useful whether or not you ever become a customer.
What the DPDP Act actually means for your school
India's data protection law treats children's data as a special category. A practical read on what a school is now responsible for — and the questions to put to your software vendor.
RFID, biometrics or the app: how schools should actually mark attendance
An honest comparison of card, biometric and in-app attendance for schools — what each really costs, where each fails, and how to pick without buying hardware you'll abandon.
School bus GPS tracking: how to tell real-time from a position log
Most school transport modules log positions periodically and call it tracking. Here's how to tell the difference during a demo, and what parents actually need.
Should your school use an AI tutor? An honest answer
Where AI tutoring genuinely helps students, where it does more harm than good, and the questions that separate a useful implementation from a feature-list entry.
Why WhatsApp groups quietly fail as school communication
The class group works until it doesn't. What actually goes wrong with informal channels for school communication, and what to require from a replacement.
The academic year rollover checklist most schools do the hard way
Rollover is where school data quietly breaks. A practical checklist for promoting students, re-forming sections and versioning fees without losing last year's history.
Choosing school management software in India: what actually matters
An honest guide to picking a school ERP in India — what to check before you sign, which questions expose a weak product, and where SkoolBook fits.
School management software for CBSE schools: what to check
What a CBSE school specifically needs from a school ERP — sections and streams, attendance shortfalls, fee structures with GST, and an honest note on report-card formats.