Local variables missing in education account

Hey ​@Abhinay2, thanks for reaching out!

Variables aren't available on the Starter plan, so if your Education plan has lapsed or your team was downgraded, that would explain exactly what you're seeing. 

Last year, Figma introduced a reverification process for Education accounts. If your Education team wasn't reverified by then, it may have been downgraded to Starter, which doesn't include variables.

Here's how to check your current plan status:

1. Head to your Education team and scroll to the bottom of the projects page
2. If there's a banner saying "This team is for Education users only. New users will be required to verify their Education status", you're still active on the Education plan
3. If you don't see that banner, your team has likely been downgraded

The Figma for Education article covers how to check your status and reverify if needed.

Let me know what you find, happy to help from there!

1. If there's a banner saying "This team is for Education users only. New users will be required to verify their Education status", you're still active on the Education plan
   
   the banner is there, but i am unable to use local variables.