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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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Hey Everyone! TutorBird will now detect whether or not the student you’re entering is a duplicate. The prompt will show you the status of the student (ex. inactive) and provide a link to edit their Student Details page. This will be very helpful when dealing with a previously inactive student …

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Hey Everyone! We have a couple new features this week to help bulk assign students to an existing group (or create a new group) and the ability to add more information to your Lending Library. From the “Students” menu, we’ve added the ability to bulk assign students to Groups from …

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Hi Everyone! Today, we’re launching a new self-help tool that replaces the old popups that we were using. This allows you to quickly get the help you need from within the app! This new help system provides a number of benefits: All the FAQ information that was available on our …

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Hey Everyone! You’ll notice a slightly refreshed look to our popup windows this week. This should help everyone understand what they are interacting with at a glance. We refreshed the look of the popup windows. Now you’ll see a bit of coloring to emphasize the type of popup you’re seeing …

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Hey, Everyone! We’ve fined tuned group notes once again! The notes can now be copied from week to week. Take a look at the full list of changes: If the “Copy Attendance Notes” option is turned on, the “Group Note” is now copied from the previous lesson in that recurring …

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Hey, Everyone! We’ve added the ability to securely collect credit card information using the registration forms! This cuts down on the amount of information you or your parents need to enter at a later date and makes it much easier to get paid once you send out a family’s first …

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Hey Everyone! This week, we’re introducing another option to help manage make-up credits. Take a look at the full list of updates below: We’ve added the ability to set an expiry date for make-up credits. This feature is available on the School Settings page on the Policies tab. Now you can …

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Hi Everyone! Great news for a number of our members around the world. Stripe has just expanded their service offerings to quite a few new countries. Take a look at the full list of updates below: Teachers located in New Zealand, Brazil, Hong Kong , Portugal and Sweden can now …

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Hi Everyone! We’ve made a few changes to the TutorBird provided widgets and much more. Take a look below for the full list of updates and fixes: You can now remove the Login Widget from your TutorBird hosted website’s sidebar. This is great for tutors who aren’t using the Student …

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Hi Everyone! We hope everyone enjoyed the holiday season! We have quite a large backlog of updates for you this week. •    The student, parent and teacher name formats used throughout TutorBird can now be adjusted from your School Settings page (on the Options tab). If you’d prefer to see names …

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