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Roadmap Update for the Ed-Fi Data Standard and Technology Suite

· 4 min read
Stephen A. Fuqua
Director, Software Engineering
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Ed-Fi API v8 is the production release of the Ed-Fi Data Management Service (DMS) described in this post.

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.

📢 Ed-Fi Data Management Service Release Candidate Now Available!

· 2 min read
Vinaya Mayya
Senior Technical Program Manager - API
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Ed-Fi API v8 is the production release of the Ed-Fi Data Management Service (DMS) described in this post.

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.

📢 Milestone 0.5 has been reached

· 2 min read
Vinaya Mayya
Senior Technical Program Manager - API
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Ed-Fi API v8 is the production release of the Ed-Fi Data Management Service (DMS) described in this post.

We’re excited to announce the 0.5 release milestone for the Ed-Fi Data Management Service (DMS), marking another step forward on our path toward the upcoming Release Candidate 1. This release delivers key features to support authorization, extensibility, and interoperability.

Data Standard 6 - Preview 1

· One min read
Stephen A. Fuqua
Director, Software Engineering

The Ed-Fi Alliance has adopted a cadence of releasing breaking changes to the Ed-Fi Data Standard on alternating years. 2025 is such a year and the next release of the Ed-Fi Data Standard - and consequently the Ed-Fi Resources API - will be labeled version 6.0. With a release date months away in Q4, we are inviting early commentary on the changes made to date, in two domains:

  1. Merge the Educator Preparation Data Model (EPDM, fka TPDM) into the core Ed-Fi Data Standard, and expand it to include a new use case around apprenticeships.
  2. Enhance the data model to better support student record transfer, particularly for IEP data as a student moves from one school to another.

For more details, including a snapshot of the Open API specification (aka Swagger file), please see RFC 27 - Data Standard 6.0 (Preview 1)

📢 Announcing the Release of ODS-API Upgrade Scripts

· One min read
Vinaya Mayya
Senior Technical Program Manager - API

With the recommendation to use the ODS for single year data collection and the announcement of end of support for the Migration Utility, we committed to delivering lightweight SQL migration scripts for non-breaking changes — and today, we’re delivering on that promise.

We are excited to announce the release of ODS-API Upgrade Scripts v1.0. Specifically, these scripts contain instructions and scripts for upgrading from Ed-Fi ODS/API version 7.1 to 7.2 and Ed-Fi ODS/API version 7.2 to 7.3, designed to streamline the upgrade process for your Ed-Fi ODS/API installations.

Call for Posters: Use Cases for the New Data Management Service Platform

· 4 min read
Stephen A. Fuqua
Director, Software Engineering
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Ed-Fi API v8 is the production release of the Ed-Fi Data Management Service (DMS) described in this post.

Tech Congress 2025 is just over a month away and Project Tanager Milestone 0.4.0 has been reached. Can you help us show off what it is (or might be) capable of?

Think of this as a call for posters. If you're not familiar with academic conferences and posters... then maybe you can imagine a science fair board. Do something cool, show it off in a few words and some pictures, and you get a few minutes to narrate for your audience. Complete your "poster" before April 17 so that I have time to incorporate it into a slide deck for an April 23 Tech Congress session showing off the Data Management Service in Action.

📢 Milestone 0.4 has been reached

· 2 min read
Vinaya Mayya
Senior Technical Program Manager - API
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Ed-Fi API v8 is the production release of the Ed-Fi Data Management Service (DMS) described in this post.

What's Changed

The fourth milestone on our journey to a production-ready release of the Data Management Service (DMS) introduces Configuration Management Service backed by configuration data store, namespace-based authorization, and Keycloak integration as the identity provider.