May 14th, 2026
Approvers can reliably access the Approvals inbox from the personal navigation when they are assigned to active approval workflows.
School admins can create single-period grading schemes without misleading progressive grading warnings.
Class Overview Google shortcuts now navigate correctly for connected Google Workspace services.
No major new user-facing capabilities in this release; this update focuses on reliability and workflow fixes.
Improved clarity and consistency in key admin and classroom workflows.
Admin experience
Fixed an issue where eligible approvers could lose access to the Approvals entry in the personal navigation.
The Approvals navigation badge now reflects approvals that are currently actionable for the user.
Gradebook
Fixed an issue where creating a grading scheme with one grading period and no progressive grading rules could appear invalid.
Fixed an issue where the Create Grading Scheme button could remain disabled even when the form was ready to submit.
Classes
Fixed Class Overview shortcuts for Google Classroom, Meet, Chat, Calendar, and Drive/resources so they open valid destinations instead of non-working links.