PowerSchool, a leading provider of cloud-based software for K-12 education, has been named a Gold Stevie® Award winner in the Use of Artificial Intelligence in EdTech category in the 23rd Annual American Business Awards®.
The American Business Awards are the U.S.A.’s premier business awards program. All organizations operating in the U.S.A. are eligible to submit nominations – public and private, for-profit and non-profit, large and small.
PowerSchool earned the honor for PowerBuddy™, its secure, AI-powered assistant, designed to support teachers, students, families, and administrators. PowerBuddy personalizes learning, simplifies data analysis, and improves operational efficiency across PowerSchool’s suite of solutions.
Built with Microsoft’s Azure OpenAI Services and grounded in PowerSchool’s Responsible AI principles, PowerBuddy supports individualized learning by securely analyzing student data and delivering actionable insights. Embedded across PowerSchool products like Schoology Learning, Naviance CCLR, and Performance Matters, PowerBuddy has already powered over 30,000 study sessions, generated 15,000 test items, and supported more than 12,000 college and career readiness activities for students worldwide.
More than 3,600 nominations from organizations of all sizes and in virtually every industry were submitted this year for consideration in a wide range of categories, including Startup of the Year, Executive of the Year, Best New Product or Service of the Year, Marketing Campaign of the Year, Thought Leader of the Year, and App of the Year, among others. PowerSchool was nominated in the education category for the Use of Artificial Intelligence in EdTech.
“Organizations across the United States continue to demonstrate resilience and innovation,” said Stevie Awards president Maggie Miller. “The 2025 Stevie winners have helped drive that success through their innovation, persistence, and hard work. We congratulate all of the winners in the 2025 ABAs and look forward to celebrating their achievements during our June 10 gala event in New York.”
About the Stevie Awards
Stevie Awards are conferred in nine programs: the Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards, the German Stevie Awards, the Middle East & North Africa Stevie Awards, The American Business Awards®, The International Business Awards®, the Stevie Awards for Women in Business, the Stevie Awards for Great Employers, the Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service, and the Stevie Awards for Technology Excellence. Stevie Awards competitions receive more than 12,000 entries each year from organizations in more than 70 nations. Honoring organizations of all types and sizes and the people behind them, the Stevies recognize outstanding performances in the workplace worldwide. Learn more about the Stevie Awards at http://www.StevieAwards.com.
About PowerSchool
PowerSchool is a leading provider of cloud-based software for K-12 education in North America. Its mission is to empower educators, administrators, and families to ensure personalized education for every student journey. PowerSchool offers end-to-end product clouds that connect the central office to the classroom to the home with award-winning products including Schoology Learning and Naviance CCLR, so school districts can securely manage student data, enrollment, attendance, grades, instruction, assessments, human resources, talent, professional development, special education, data analytics and insights, communications, and college and career readiness. PowerSchool supports over 60 million students in more than 90 countries and over 18,000 customers, including more than 90 of the top 100 districts by student enrollment in the United States.
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