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Trump’s Education Department steps up to defend student privacy

Posted on June 13, 2018 by pogowasright.org

Jane Robbins writes:

Many parents have been disappointed by the lack of meaningful corrective action by the U.S. Department of Education (USED), at least in pre-K-12 education, under Betsy DeVos’s leadership. But give credit where due. USED deserves kudos for a guidance document issued recently by the department’s Privacy Technical Assistance Center (PTAC). Someone there is taking student-privacy threats seriously.

The new guidance advises state education agencies and school districts about their responsibility to protect student privacy when facilitating college-admissions tests such as SAT and ACT.

Read more on The Hill.

Category: Featured NewsU.S.Youth & Schools

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