Learning management system
Course tools teachers choose to open on a Sunday night
Chalkwren gives K-12 and higher-ed institutions a learning management system built around how teachers plan lessons, with compliance tracking kept in the background.
Free for individual educators, forever
- Students served
- 1.2M
- Students served
- Institutions
- 640+
- Institutions
- Avg. setup time
- 2 days
- Avg. setup time
Trusted by teams at
- Alder Coulee School District
- Wexmoor Prairie Schools
- St. Odile Academy
- Corrin Lake Community College
- Fallow Creek Charter Network
- Tamsworth Valley Schools
Features
Built with teachers in every design review
Every feature ships only after usability testing with classroom teachers, alongside the administrators who buy the platform.
Lesson & course builder
Drag-and-drop course design with reusable content blocks across sections and semesters.
Auto-graded assessments
Quiz and assignment auto-grading with rubric support for both objective and written responses.
Student progress dashboards
Real-time visibility into engagement and mastery, flagged early enough for teachers to intervene.
Parent & guardian portal
Automatic progress summaries sent to parents without teachers building reports manually.
Accessibility built in
Built to WCAG 2.1 AA, including screen reader support and closed captioning tools.
Offline mode
Students can complete assignments offline, syncing automatically once connectivity returns.
How it works
From district approval to first class in under two weeks
We handle data migration and staff training as part of every institutional rollout.
Data migration
Student rosters and historical grades migrate automatically from your previous LMS.
Teacher onboarding
Guided setup sessions get teaching staff comfortable before the semester starts.
Course setup
Import existing course materials or build new courses using our template library.
Go live district-wide
Rollout support continues through the first full grading period.
Connects to the systems your institution already runs
Single sign-on and roster sync mean IT departments don't need to maintain duplicate student records.
- Google Workspace for Education
- Microsoft 365 Education
- Clever
- ClassLink
- PowerSchool
- Zoom
- Turnitin
Student data privacy designed in from the first release
Data handling is designed around FERPA and COPPA obligations, and student data is never used for advertising.
- FERPA-aligned data handling
- COPPA consent controls
- SOC 2-aligned controls
- No ad-based data use
Pricing
Per-student pricing that scales with enrollment
Individual educators use Chalkwren free. Institutional pricing is based on enrolled student count.
Classroom
$0/forever
For individual educators managing their own classroom.
- Up to 150 students
- Course builder
- Auto-graded assessments
- Community support
Most popular
School
$4/student/year
For schools rolling out district-wide.
- Everything in Classroom
- Parent portal
- Roster sync & SSO
- Priority support
District
Custom
For multi-school districts with custom requirements.
- Everything in School
- District-wide analytics
- Dedicated implementation team
- Custom data retention policy
What educators say
“I've used four different LMS platforms in my teaching career. This is the first one that didn't make me dread building next week's lesson.”
Maribel Ochoa
8th Grade Teacher, Alder Coulee School District
“Migration from our old platform took two days instead of the two months our previous vendor quoted us.”
Gideon Plaskett
Director of Technology, St. Odile Academy
“The offline mode alone solved a real equity problem for students without reliable home internet.”
Dr. Theodora Nwankwo
Principal, Fallow Creek Charter Network
Frequently asked questions
See what a classroom looks like when teachers help design it
Start free as an individual educator, or talk to us about a school or district rollout.