Linewize EdTech Manager Launches Screen Time Feature and Wins Tech & Learning Award of Excellence: Back to School 2026

Award-winning EdTech analytics platform recognized for giving K-12 districts clear visibility into student screen time, app usage and compliance

CHARLOTTE, N.C., Oct. 1, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Linewize, the North American division of global safety and student wellbeing leader Qoria, today announced Linewize EdTech Manager has been named a winner in the Primary Education category of the Tech & Learning Awards of Excellence: Back to School 2026.

Coinciding with this industry recognition, Linewize announced that EdTech Manager's highly anticipated Screen Time reporting feature has officially launched this month and is now available to school districts nationwide.

Designed specifically for K-12, EdTech Manager gives school leaders a complete view of how students spend time on school-provided devices. IT leaders and administrators can see daily screen time data at the district, school, grade and student level as well as breakdowns of time spent at school vs. at home. Districts also get app inventory and approval status, license costs, adoption rates and data privacy agreement tracking. The App Directory feature allows districts to easily publish a single, shareable source of truth for approved apps, to provide visibility to parents, school boards, and auditors.

As K-12 districts face growing pressure from state screen time requirements, school boards and parents to account for student device use, EdTech Manager equips district leaders to:

• Report on the screen time data admins need to meet legislative thresholds.
• See which apps are driving screen time through the Share of Screen Time report, and which schools and grades use devices most.
• Drill down to the individual student level to support parent conversations, targeted interventions, and documentation.
• Get more value from their technology spend by flagging unused, expired, or low-usage licenses and showing adoption by school, class, teacher or student.
• Identify where training is needed and replicate what's working across schools.

"District leaders are being asked harder questions than ever about how students spend their time on devices, and they need real answers, not guesswork," said Harrison Parker, Executive Vice President of Linewize. "EdTech Manager gives schools the data to make confident decisions that keep technology in service of learning and student wellbeing, and we're proud to see that recognized by Tech & Learning."

Tech & Learning, one of the industry's leading education technology publications, has celebrated innovative education technology through its Awards of Excellence program for more than four decades. Judged by a panel of experienced education technology experts, the awards showcase the products and solutions that help educators deliver more engaging and effective teaching and learning experiences. One Tech & Learning judge noted that Linewize EdTech Manager "gives us valuable visibility into how technology is being used across our schools."

For more information about Linewize EdTech Manager, visit www.linewize.com.

About Linewize
Built by a global team of education experts and former school IT administrators, Linewize offers content-aware hybrid web filtering, student threat detection, classroom management, screen time and app analytics, and a proprietary digital safety program that provides parental controls and expert information on online safety for families. Linewize's comprehensive digital safety and wellbeing framework helps school districts address today's digital challenges to keep students safe in their online lives.

SOURCE Linewize