Ed Surge – Linnette Attai
“Buckle up. That white noise you heard around student data privacy in 2018 is about to be replaced with thunder. Relative to the flurry of legislative activity seen in prior years, it was a somewhat measured year for student data privacy. There was a constant drumbeat around it that filled up whatever space was available amid preparation for the European Union’s (EU) General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). While the pace of state student data privacy legislation drafted remained relatively high—clocking in at approximately 117 bills and 22 new laws—the reaction from districts and edtech companies alike was much more subdued than in the past four years, likely because the idea that over 100 bills would be drafted on any one topic in a year is no longer met with shock.” (more)