The Ed-Fi Alliance and 1EdTech® are working together to better align standards and simplify rostering across the K–12 EdTech ecosystem.

State, regional, and local education agencies, vendors, and managed service providers (MSPs) are asking for simpler, more consistent ways to roster students and provision learning tools at scale. Today, managing multiple rostering patterns across states and products introduces friction — and slows down onboarding at the moments when students and teachers need systems to “just work.”

The Ed‑Fi Alliance and 1EdTech® have partnered to address that challenge through a coordinated solution that brings OneRoster 1.2 capabilities directly into the Ed‑Fi ODS/API. As part of this effort, we are preparing the Ed-Fi OneRoster API release and subsequent enhancements in ODS/API 7.3.2. Together, these updates streamline deployment and security, making it easier than ever for agencies to provide a OneRoster-compliant endpoint using data they already have.

The Ed-Fi Alliance is pleased to announce the initial release of Ed-Fi Admin App 4.0. This new application replaces the legacy Ed-Fi ODS Admin App and was developed in partnership with Education Analytics.

We’re excited to announce the 0.7 release milestone for the Ed-Fi Data Management Service (DMS).This release focuses on multi-tenancy foundations, operational cost optimizations, and improved performance for scalable deployments.

The Ed-Fi Alliance is excited to announce the release of Ed-Fi ODS Admin API v2.3. This update brings several new features and improvements designed to enhance usability, security, and cross-platform support.

We are excited to announce the release of Ed-Fi ODS/API v7.3.1 and MetaEd 4.6. ODS/API v7.3.1 adds support for Data Standard 6.0, alongside existing support for versions 5.2 and 4.0. Below is a summary of what’s new.

Overview​

User Story: as an education agency staff member, I want to view the data loaded into the Ed-Fi ODS/API, so that I can compare to my local source of truth and ensure the correct information has been loaded.

Solutions: Use an API client to access the ODS/API, using key/secret credentials issued by the platform host. The ODS/API's Open API files ("swagger.json" metadata) provide documentation of available resources, and there are many robust tools that can read this file to pre-create HTTP requests for you. Bruno is currently my favorite such tool; Postman and Swagger UI are more well-known alternatives.

What about database access as an alternative? And how do these API clients help solve this problem? Read on for more on these topics.

The documentation for Ed-Fi Data Standard 6.0 is now live! Check out What's New in Data Standard 6.0 for full details.

Key Breaking Changes in 6.0​

This release introduces breaking changes, aligned with the Ed-Fi Alliance’s release cadence. Here are the highlights:

The Ed-Fi Alliance continues to advance its mission of enabling interoperability and scalable data solutions for education agencies. At the recent Ed-Fi Alliance Summit 2025, we shared updates from the Ed-Fi Technology Roadmap, highlighted recent releases, and previewed what’s coming in the next few years.

Welcome to the July 2025 Ed-Fi release update! This post highlights the latest features, improvements, and fixes delivered in the Ed-Fi Admin App v3.3.4 and API Publisher v1.3.0. Whether you’re an implementer, developer, or community member, these updates are designed to make your Ed-Fi experience smoother and more secure.

We’re thrilled to announce the Release Candidate 1 / v0.6.0 release milestone for the Ed-Fi Data Management Service (DMS). This release introduces Swagger UI, template databases, and completes critical end-to-end and compatibility testing. It also lays the groundwork for smoother integration and a better developer experience.