How do policy makers balance the need for educational systems to adapt and improve while also protecting student data?
It’s a state issue. It’s a federal issue. It’s a local school district policy issue. Politico calls it an issue that “Parents, activists and a select group of lawmakers are clamoring for a fix.”
Federal, bipartisan bills are languishing. in 2014 Colorado, Oklahoma and California passed their own bills to protect sudent data. Industry wants to self regulate, with some online education providers signing a letter that states they will not sell student data. [Politico]