Regulation & Policy
Learn more about federal and state policies, proposed regulations, and court cases that have business implications for education companies
Regulation & Policy
K-12 Market News
FTC Cracks Down On NGL Messaging App Over Alleged Stealth Marketing, AI Falsehoods
The agency says the California-based company improperly marketed to minors and overstated efforts to protect users from cyberbullying.
Regulation & Policy
K-12 Market News
How the UK Plans to Assess Ed-Tech Products and Train Teachers in AI
A new "evidence board" would test British products against a set of criteria.
Regulation & Policy
K-12 Market News
IXL Learning Faces Lawsuit Over Claims of Violating Children’s Data Privacy
The company is alleged to have failed to obtain consent for its collection and use of children’s data.
Regulation & Policy
K-12 Market News
Ed-Tech Investor Trades Longshot Presidential Campaign for Youth Advocacy Project
Jason Palmer's new public benefit corporation and PAC is focused on increasing the youth voting and activism political spectrum.
Regulation & Policy
K-12 Market News
FCC Votes to Reinstate Net Neutrality Protections, Reversing Trump-Era Changes
The agency voted to restore regulations that some see as necessary to safeguard schools' access to high-quality online educational content.
Regulation & Policy
K-12 Market News
4 Key Action Items for Vendors From the National Ed Tech Plan
The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Education Technology is calling on those in the K-12 space to close critical digital divides, and vendors have a big role to play.
Regulation & Policy
Webinar
New Challenges in Student Data Privacy and Security: What Ed. Companies Need to Get Right
In this webinar, experts discuss how education companies can act proactively and make sure their policies and platforms are doing the job.
Regulation & Policy
K-12 Market News
As Schools Cope With a Cybersecurity 'Wild West,' Advocates Roll Out Guidelines for Vendors
Public and private organizations have set cybersecurity guidelines for ed-tech companies, in an effort to shift some of burden for policing away from districts.
Regulation & Policy
K-12 Market News
What Education Companies Should Know About Governors' K-12 Agendas
Elected officials are calling for new funding for schools with few policy specifics attached to that money.
Regulation & Policy
Industry Insight
Texas Approved a Sweeping Curriculum Overhaul. Here's What Comes Next
Publishers face a deadline to comment on proposed regulations that will guide the sweeping policy change in the critical K-12 market.
Regulation & Policy
K-12 Market News
FTC's Newly Proposed Privacy Rules Could Bring "Substantial Changes" to Ed-Tech Industry
The consumer protection agency's proposed rules could limit companies' ability to collect data for one product and use it to develop another one.
Regulation & Policy
Industry Insight
Cyberthreats Are On the Rise. Here's How Education Companies Need to Help
A leading K-12 association is moving to standardize the questions districts ask vendors about how they will protect against cyberattacks.
Regulation & Policy
K-12 Market News
Nation’s Largest Publisher, Teachers’ Union Are Aligned in Fighting Iowa Law on Book Bans
The plaintiffs say the law is unconstitutional and leaves schools without clear guidance on what content is allowed.
Regulation & Policy
K-12 Market News
Education Investor Launches Campaign — for President of the United States
Jason Palmer says his campaign is focused on "conscious capitalism" and appealing to the ideas and ingenuity of young people.
Regulation & Policy
K-12 Market News
California's New Math Framework, and the Prospects for a "Science of Math"
Interest in pushing a "science of math" approach could rise, despite the lack of a research base in that subject, said a group of panelists at the EdWeek Market Brief Summit.