Student Data Guardrails Draw Scrutiny as Edtech Use Grows (1)

The proliferation of private sector technology to help kids learn is being met with a push by parents, schools, and the US government to make sure students’ data is kept safe and isn’t sold for personalized advertising purposes.

The US Department of Education plans to protect children’s privacy and to address concerns about data monetization by proposing a rule under a decades-old law governing student records. The Federal Trade Commission also is ramping up its enforcement of another law focused on children’s privacy online, with agency actions going after makers of educational technology tools that misuse kids’ information or fail ...