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US Legislative Developments in Children’s Privacy

“It’s time to strengthen privacy protections, ban targeted advertising to children, [and] demand tech companies stop collecting personal data on our children.” – President Joe Biden, State of the Union, March 1, 2022...more

FTC to Focus on Edtech Providers in COPPA Enforcement Push

On Thursday, May 19, 2022, the five Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Commissioners unanimously approved a Policy Statement on the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). President Joe Biden issued a statement of...more

Blog: Managing COVID-19 Update: Legislative Fix Protects GI Bill Benefits

As we previously reported, the US Department of Veterans Affairs (the VA) warned that, without legislative action, students and veterans could see reductions or disruptions to their educational assistance benefits under the...more

Blog: Managing COVID-19 Disruption: Key Student Privacy Requirements Remain Unchanged

As the nation seeks to respond and adapt to the COVID-19 pandemic, there have been widespread changes in the regulatory environment, particularly in the education sector. ...more

Blog: Managing COVID-19 Disruption: FERPA

On March 12, 2020, the US Department of Education (ED) released FAQ guidance for all schools subject to the student privacy requirements of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) related to implementing plans...more

Blog: Managing COVID-19 Disruption - GI Bill Benefits at Risk as Schools Transition Online

As schools across the country respond to unprecedented challenges caused by COVID-19, students and veterans who rely on the Post-9/11 GI Bill’s educational assistance could see those benefits reduced or paused without...more

Blog: New Year’s Resolution for Edtech Companies: Get Ready for GDPR

Recently, the en banc Federal Circuit held that a determination by the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) on whether a petitioner is time-barred from challenging a patent in an inter partes review (IPR) is judicially...more

Blog: The Post-9/11 GI Bill Is One Step Closer to a Major Overhaul (Updated)

Update: On August 2, 2017, the US Senate unanimously passed the Forever GI Bill. President Trump is expected to sign the bill into law in the near term. (August 3, 2017) - In a rare moment of bipartisanship, on Monday,...more

Blog: The Post-9/11 GI Bill Is One Step Closer to a Major Overhaul

In a rare moment of bipartisanship, on Monday, July 24, the United States House of Representatives unanimously passed the Harry W. Colmery Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2017, colloquially deemed the “Forever GI...more

Blog: London Edtech Week and EdTechXEurope

Today begins the first ever London Edtech Week with 20+ events June 19-23 and will coincide with the fifth annual EdTechXEurope conference June 20 and 21. Through a series of meet-ups, product demonstrations, cocktail events,...more

6/19/2017  /  EdTech , Innovation , Investors

Blog: Avoiding Common Legal Issues at Coding Schools: Data Privacy and Security

The second post in the series on common legal and regulatory pitfalls that alternative education providers must proactively avoid focuses on data privacy and security. Learn more about student data privacy and best practices...more

Blog: Department of Defense to Outsource, Strengthen Institutional Compliance Program

The US Department of Defense (DoD) plans to retain the international accounting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) to conduct Institutional Compliance Program (ICP) audits of schools participating in DoD’s Tuition Assistance...more

Blog: Excitement about Adult Learning: A Lasting Impression from SXSWedu

Last week I was in Austin, Texas attending one of the largest gatherings of education innovators in the world, the SXSWedu Conference and Festival. After some time thinking about all of the great discussions I had, I want to...more

3/17/2017  /  EdTech , Innovation , Investors

Alert: CA BPPE Issues Final Regulations on Data Reporting and Disclosure

After several rounds of public comment and revisions, the Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education ("BPPE" or "Bureau") has issued final regulations significantly expanding the data reporting and disclosure requirements...more

Alert: ED's Proposed Rules for Online Learning Present New Compliance Challenges

On Monday, July 25, the US Department of Education (ED or the Department) formally released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to amend its current state authorization regulations, particularly with respect to distance...more

Alert: ED to Propose New Rules for Online Education

Last week, the Department of Education (ED or the Department) submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) proposed new or amended state authorization regulations. The proposed regulations relate to state...more

Alert: Common Sense Media to Grade EdTech Company Privacy Practices

Last week, Common Sense Media ("CSM") announced that it is undertaking an ambitious initiative to evaluate and grade the student data privacy practices of EdTech companies that provide products, apps, or services for use in...more

Alert: Beware of Predatory Student Debt Relief Advertisements that Target Your School

In a recent trend, student debt relief scammers are engaging in aggressive marketing tactics by placing advertisements that target student loan borrowers from a specific institution of higher education. These advertisements...more

Alert: Safe Harbor Ripples Affect EU Student Data at US Schools

Last week Europe's highest court, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) declared invalid a "Safe Harbor" framework whereby personal data could be easily transferred between many European countries and the US. The...more

Alert: Student Data Privacy: States Keep Up the Momentum

While Congress continues to consider (but not act on) nationwide student data privacy initiatives, the states continued to lead the charge in 2015. Earlier this year, we reported that, in 2014, 36 states introduced 110...more

Alert: California Approves Pathway for Non-Profit Institutions to Maintain Exemption from State Oversight

Governor Jerry Brown has now signed into law Senate Bill 81, which included language amending the California Private Postsecondary Education Act of 2009 (the "Act") to permit "independent institutions of higher education"...more

Alert: Department Issues New Dear Colleague Letter on State Authorization

On Friday, June 19, 2015, the US Department of Education ("ED" or "the Department") issued a Dear Colleague Letter (GEN-15-10) ("DCL") reminding institutions that the current state authorization requirements (34 CFR § 600.9)...more

Alert: Recent Developments on State Authorization at Department of Education and in California

The US Department of Education ("ED" or "the Department") has decided against an earlier plan to send letters to every institution believed to be out-of-compliance (or rather, located in a state that is considered...more

Alert: Student Data Privacy: the States Are in the Lead

Student privacy has become a focal point in the education sector. While media attention has largely focused on activities in Washington, we believe it is also critical for schools and Ed Tech companies to pay closer attention...more

Blog: US Department of Education’s New Data Privacy Guidance: Why It Matters

In January 2015, the US Department of Education has issued an advisory to all elementary and secondary schools on data privacy and security issues to be considered in negotiating agreements with online service providers or...more

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