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Aug 27, 2026

The Summer of Packages 

User beta testing for our new Lesson Packages feature is in full swing! 🎉 Catch up on the latest TutorBird updates, including a look at what’s included with Lesson…

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David O’Keefe, founder of David O’Keefe Education

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Hi Everyone! Don’t worry, we’re still here! We’ve been hard at work improving the overall performance of the application as well as fixing up some minor issues. Updates: New students can now be added to existing families on the Waiting List (and existing students can also be merged with families …

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We are continuously striving to improve the user experience of TutorBird! Check out this week’s improvements below. Just a heads up, for the remainder of the summer we’ll be focusing on internal changes to improve overall performance. During this time, we will not be posting our regular weekly updates as …

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When it comes to running a business, time always seems to be in short supply. This is why we’ve been hard at work for the last two weeks reworking a lot of TutorBird’s internal structure in order to run the site faster. Some poorly performing pages will see a 10x …

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Hi Everyone! This week’s updates include some exciting new features to invoicing and making changes to the attendees of a recurring group event. If you happen to make an error invoicing a family, it is now possible to mark an invoice as “Void” rather than deleting it. This is particularly …

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Hey Everyone! This week’s update is just a few small fixes while we continue working on some larger features. We fixed a minor issue with the invoices that would prevent the detailed description for books and other manually added charges from appearing. If you try to delete (or take attendance …

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We know your time is valuable. So this week we focused on winning some back time.  There have been some significant internal changes to make TutorBird run faster! Specifically, larger schools should notice that loading the Home Agenda and taking attendance is a bit snappier. There will also be a …

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Hey Everyone! This week we’ve spent a considerable amount of time upgrading the security to certain aspects of TutorBird. A student and parent’s first experience with the Student Portal will also be much more user friendly. Rather than having to type in a randomly generated password, they’ll now be able to select their …

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We know getting paid on time isn’t always easy. So, better late than never, we’re very excited to release one of our most requested features: automatic late fees! With this optional feature enabled, the system will automatically charge a percentage or flat fee to the Family Account the day after the …

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After a lot of blood, sweat, and yes….even a few tears, we’re excited to roll out the first major change to our invoices (and other reports) in over 2 years. Don’t worry, the exact same information is still displayed on your invoices, but we’ve improved the overall layout and styling. We …

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Hi Everyone! We’ve got a few great features involving the new student sign-up form that will help with the upcoming back to school season! We’ve added a “Policy Agreement” type to the custom Sign-Up form fields (and contact form fields). Many of you were struggling to set up your form …

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