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Jamf Brings Identity-Powered Access and Expanded Parent Engagement to K-12 Schools at JNUC 2026Jamf, the standard in managing and securing Apple at work, today detailed a set of K-12-focused updates at its Education State of the Union, part of the company's 17th annual Jamf Nation User Conference (JNUC). The new capabilities apply to the specific pressures schools face: students moving grades or schools entirely and staff changing roles, growing scrutiny of screen time, and IT teams stretched thin across buildings and departments. Jamf's education announcements are built to close those gaps. "Every school year, thousands of students move up a grade, transfer buildings, or leave a district and their device access needs to keep pace with that the moment it happens," said Beth Tschida, CEO of Jamf. "Our identity-powered management adapts to the person's role, grade, or location, automatically, while making device and app logins as simple as possible for the end user." Device access that follows the person, automatically Student grades and classes change at least once a year, and staff roles can change regularly. When a student moves up a grade, a teacher switches buildings, or a staff member leaves with little notice; devices remain configured for a role that no longer exists.
Enterprise-grade IT solutions, tailored for education Managing Apple devices across multiple schools, sites and buildings can create significant work for IT teams. New deployment and configuration capabilities give education customers more control overhow devices are set up and managed across their environments.
Extending focused learning beyond the classroom Screen-time policy has become one of the fastest growing conversations in K-12 technology. Continuing the focus on delivering a purposeful deployment that keeps devices focused on learning and teaching, Jamf is framing this year's parent-engagement work around a shift from tracking screen time to understanding screen value. The idea is that how a device is used matters more than how long it's on.
"Schools are increasingly deploying both iPad and Mac, especially with Mac Neo coming in at a lower price point, and parents expect a consistent experience across both," said Suraj Mohandas, Head of Education Strategy at Jamf. "This Jamf Parent expansion is another step toward a unified parent engagement experience across every Apple device, helping families reinforce responsible device use at home and giving schools confidence that focused learning doesn't stop at the classroom door." Jamf's full slate of JNUC 2026 sessions, including the Education State of the Union, is available at jamf.com/jnuc About Jamf Jamf's purpose is to simplify work by helping organizations manage and secure Apple devices while delivering an experience end users love and organizations trust. Built for the AI-enabled Apple enterprise, the Jamf platform provides a complete management and security solution with autonomous endpoint management and AI governance across cloud and on-device models. Today, Jamf helps over 78,000 organizations across 100 countries manage and secure over 35 million devices. To learn more, visit www.jamf.com.
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