Education 2.0 & 3.0

Technology makes accessing student data rather easy. However, all student data needs to be maintained in a confidential manner to protect students’ rights, security, and dignity. At the same time, federal and state laws and guidelines may have certain rules regarding the type of safety precautions that must be taken regarding this data, but they might not specify specific tasks. Unfortunately, not all school districts may provide a higher level of interpretation of those guidelines and laws. Therefore, there some steps need to be considered when protecting student data.