Feature
The school newsletter builder built for teachers
Slash commands. AI draft. MJML inline delivery. School branding locked in. First newsletter done in under 5 minutes.
Design decisions
Built around 7 fixed principles
Template-first entry, always
You never start from a blank page. Every new newsletter begins from a template or last week's issue.
Slash command is the only insert method
Type /, filter by name, press Enter. No panel to browse. No menu to navigate. The block appears at your cursor.
Zero marketing vocabulary
The UI says "parents" not "subscribers." It says "send newsletter" not "launch campaign." Teachers should not need a glossary.
First send under 5 minutes
This is a hard product constraint, not a marketing claim. If it takes longer, something is broken.
Mobile-responsive is the default
The editor defaults to mobile-width view. What you see is what parents see on their phones. There is no separate mobile preview step.
Start from last week, first-class
The dashboard puts your most recent newsletter first. One click duplicates it. The school header and footer are already there.
AI that speaks teacher
One field. Describe what happened this week. The AI writes a full draft. No tone sliders, no 3-version choosers, no AI mode portal.
8 block types, accessible via slash command
Every block type a school newsletter needs. None that it does not.
Text
Paragraph with bold, italic, and links
Heading
Section title
List
Bullet points for announcements
Event date
Date + title + location card
Image
Upload or paste a URL
Button
Call-to-action link
Divider
Visual separator
Spacer
Vertical breathing room
How it works
Set up your school profile once
Enter your school name, upload your logo, and pick your brand color. Every newsletter you create inherits this automatically. You never set it up again.
Start from last week or a template
The dashboard shows your recent newsletters. Duplicate one and update the content. Or pick a starter template for the beginning of the year. No blank page.
Write with slash commands or AI
Type your update. Press / to add a block: event card, image, bullet list, button. Or open AI Draft, describe what you want to say, and get a complete first draft in seconds.
Send to your parent list
Import your parent email list from a CSV in under 2 minutes. When you hit send, every parent gets an inline email that looks great in Gmail, Outlook, and Apple Mail.
Inbox delivery
Real email, not a link to a webpage
Most newsletter tools send parents a link. Parents open the email, see a link, and have to tap it to read the newsletter in a browser. Half of them do not bother.
Daystage uses MJML to compile every newsletter into a full inline-CSS HTML email. Parents open the email. The newsletter is right there. No extra click. No browser. Fully formatted, fully readable, looks right in Gmail, Outlook, and Apple Mail.
The difference shows up in your open rate. When the email is the newsletter, reading it takes zero friction.
Daystage
Inline HTML email. Opens directly.
Most other tools
Email contains a link. Requires a tap to read.
Questions
What makes Daystage different from Smore?
The biggest difference is email delivery. Smore sends parents a link to a webpage. Daystage sends a real inline HTML email that opens directly in the inbox without clicking any links. On the free plan, Daystage also gives 40 newsletters per year vs Smore's 3.
Do I need to know how to code or design?
No. The editor uses slash commands (you type /, pick a block, and it appears) and pre-locked header and footer sections. Your school branding is always consistent without any design decisions from you.
What is MJML and why does it matter?
MJML is an email markup language that compiles to inline CSS HTML. Every major email client (Gmail, Outlook, Apple Mail, Samsung Mail) renders inline CSS differently. MJML handles those differences automatically. The result: your newsletter looks right everywhere, without you testing it in 12 clients.
Can I embed the newsletter on my school website?
Yes. Every published newsletter has a public web page. Copy the embed code from the share menu and paste it into your school site. The embed auto-updates when you publish a new issue. No IT request needed after the first setup.
How does AI Draft work?
Click AI Draft in the editor toolbar, describe what you want to say this week (upcoming events, reminders, highlights), and Daystage generates a complete newsletter using that context. You edit, then send. Available on Teacher plan and above.
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