# Cutoff deadlines and improved assignment dashboard for GitHub Classroom Educators, better deadline visibility for Students

DevFeed: [Cutoff deadlines and improved assignment dashboard for GitHub Classroom Educators, better deadline visibility for Students](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/cutoff-deadlines-and-improved-assignment-dashboard-for-github-classroom-educators-better-deadline-visibility-for-students-73593.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://github.blog/changelog/2023-03-27-cutoff-deadlines-and-improved-assignment-dashboard-for-github-classroom-educators-better-deadline-visibility-for-students>)

Author: Kevin Duck

Published: 2023-03-27T15:39:17Z

Content type: release

Language: en

Sources: [GitHub Changelog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/github-changelog.md>)

Topics: [Google Classroom](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/google-classroom.md>), [GitHub](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/github.md>)

Tags: [educators](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/educators.md>), [github](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/github.md>), [github-classroom](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/github-classroom.md>), [students](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/students.md>)

## AI overview

GitHub Classroom adds optional hard assignment deadlines that remove students' write access to assignment repositories after the cutoff. Educators can grant extensions, and the dashboard now shows and filters on-time and late commits. Students can also view assignment deadlines from their README.

## Source excerpt

Educators using GitHub Classroom can now optionally set a assignment deadline to be a "hard cutoff." If you use a cutoff date, students will lose write access to their assignment...