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From Siloed Systems to Smart Ecosystems: The Future of K–12 Financial Management

Across North America, school district finance leaders are living through a paradox: expectations for financial insight and operational agility have never been higher, even as resources and time grow ever…

Online School Payments and Cybersecurity: What Districts Need to Know

School districts have always been responsible for safeguarding student information and financial records. In recent years, however, cybersecurity has become a much more visible part of that responsibility. 

Power BI Inside Your ERP: The “Stop Exporting to Excel” Moment

What Embedded Reporting Reveals About Life After Great Plains 

Competing With 17,000 Organizations: How Great Plains Migration Capacity Tightens as 2029 Approaches

When Microsoft announced the end-of-life timeline for Dynamics Great Plains, most organizations focused on the final date. December 31, 2029 became the point of reference. That’s when support ends. That’s when action becomes unavoidable. 

Great Plains Security Risks: Why End-of-Life ERP Software Becomes a Prime Attack Vector

This article was inspired by our recent webinar, Great Plains Migration Roadmap for Nonprofits, where we discussed the growing security and compliance risks of staying on end-of-life ERP systems. 

Why School-Generated Funds Management Needs to Catch Up With Parent Expectations

Picture the average family morning. Someone is checking email on their phone. Another person is paying a bill through an app. Groceries, transit, and donations can all be handled with…

How Centralizing School-Generated Funds Data Strengthens Compliance Without Disrupting Schools

Walk into almost any school board office and ask how school-generated funds are tracked, and you might hear something like: 

Improving Accuracy and Efficiency in Online School Fee Collection 

School-generated funds should help deliver better student experiences without creating an administrative burden. Yet for many schools, managing these funds still means handling stacks of paper forms, cash payments, and…