education data Archives

Leadership is key to protecting student data privacy in 2025

April 14, 2025 by Linnette Attai, CoSN

For many school districts, successful implementation of a student data privacy program may require some form of organizational change.

In the year 2025, no one should have to be convinced that protecting data privacy matters. For education institutions, it’s really that simple of a priority--and that complicated.

Student Data Security

Protecting our students: The urgency of securing education data

November 6, 2024 by Vichai Levy, Protegrity

Protecting all student data is important, but safeguarding the personal information of young students is especially critical.

When considering industries such as finance or healthcare, the potential for sensitive data to fall into the wrong hands is a common concern. These sectors are prime targets…

Students with Special Needs

How are ELLs, students with disabilities IDed for gifted and talented?

April 5, 2023 by Laura Ascione

State policies impact representation in gifted and talented programs, and the characteristics of schools with greater enrollment challenge typical stereotypes

States with formal policies around gifted and talented programs tend to identify more English learners and students with disabilities for those programs, according to a new study from…

School Data Management

How education data helps optimize hybrid learning

December 5, 2022March 8, 2021 by Chad Reid, Vice President of Marketing, JotForm

Education data is key to ensuring that educators understand how to help students move forward during hybrid learning

A hybrid approach can give districts the flexibility they need to safely transport students to school and provide in-person instruction at a safe distance.

District Management

How 5 states are rocking education data

January 9, 2018January 9, 2018 by Laura Ascione

States are on the right path when it comes to using real-time education data to inform teaching and learning, but the should continue taking critical steps to improve…

District Management

6 questions to ask about data

August 27, 2014July 9, 2014 by By Laura Devaney, Managing Editor, <a href='https://twitter.com/esn_laura' target='_blank'>@eSN_Laura</a>

If educators and students want to harness data in support of instruction, here are six key questions they should ask.

IT Management

Education data: Privacy backlash begins

April 26, 2013 by Staff and wire services reports

As increasing amounts of student, class and school data are captured and analyzed, some people have started to sound alarms about potential privacy violations and other kinds of…

District Management

States make strides in collecting education data

May 31, 2012December 2, 2011 by From staff and wire reports

Although states have made strong progress increasing their capacity to build and use longitudinal data systems, they aren’t yet helping educators, parents, and other stakeholders use the data…

District Management

Feds launch new education data tool

May 31, 2012January 25, 2011 by From staff and wire reports

The federal Education Department has launched a new website that aims to provide easy access to key state and national education data for all school stakeholders.