The First National Model Student Data Privacy Agreement Launches

By Tyler Park Protections for student data privacy took an important step forward this summer when the Student Data Privacy Consortium (SDPC)released the first modelNational Data Privacy Agreement(NDPA) for school districts to use with their technology service providers.

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  • By Tyler Park Protections for student data privacy took an important step forward this summer when the Student Data Privacy Consortium (SDPC)released the first modelNational Data Privacy Agreement(NDPA) for school districts to use with their technology service providers.
  • Ever since education technology (edtech) emerged as a key tool in classrooms, both schools and edtech companies have struggled to create data privacy agreements (DPAs) that adequately protect student data and meet both schools and providers needs.
  • DPAs provide crucial protections for student data by limiting its use and sharing.
  • A key challenge in that process is that US federal student privacy law and manystate laws require specific contractual clauses or protections.
  • Data Privacy Agreements: Challenges for Schools and Edtech Companies Schools and districts typically use hundreds of companies to provide services every school year.
  • The privacy protections that each company must implement can vary based on the type and sensitivity of student data they hold and how it is collected, used, or shared.
  • Each DPA might require different levels of sharing, control, and protections regarding student data.
  • And few districts can hire teams of technologists and lawyers to understand and negotiate student data privacy with each of their service providers.
  • Ongoing Revision and Stakeholder Participation The SDPCs NDPA contains terms that align with most US state and federal student privacy laws.
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