K12 APPLICATION APPROVAL PROCESS
28 Jan 2026

Building a District Application Approval Process That Reduces Student Data Risk in K-12

K-12 districts struggle to balance teacher requests for new edtech tools with student data privacy requirements. Schools are obligated to keep student data safe, yet the moment a new app is connected is often when risk quietly spikes. A disciplined application approval process can instead become the front line of selective disclosure and data minimization, […]

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Zero-Trust SaaS Ecosystem Orchestration Platform
May 7, 2025

Strengthen Student Data Privacy with SchoolDay’s Zero-Trust Ecosystem Orchestration Platform

Data breaches are on the rise, and K-12 schools face a growing number of cybersecurity risks and compliance challenges. Safeguarding student data, then, is no longer optional; it’s essential. Through SchoolDay’s zero-trust ecosystem orchestration platform, we provide a seamless, secure, and scalable solution designed to help schools and districts protect student information while enabling safe […]

Data Privacy

zero trust data exchange ecosystem
April 3, 2025

Zero Trust Data Exchange and Ecosystem Orchestration

“Schools need to be more diligent now more than ever. A transformation to zero-trust ecosystem data governance is a must – not just an option. Zero-trust data exchange and ecosystem orchestration is the answer to cybersecurity threats for schools deploying hundreds of third-party SaaS tools. Don’t procrastinate “ – Robert Iskander At SchoolDay, we are […]

App Integration•Cybersecurity•Data Privacy

powerschool breach
January 13, 2025

Statement on the Recent PowerSchool Breach

Our statement on the recent PowerSchool Data Breach: The recent data breach at PowerSchool demonstrates the critical importance of cybersecurity across our nation’s schools. Data losses impact parents and students, with young people suffering potentially severe consequences as identity fraud can go years before being detected. This incident should serve as a wakeup call for […]

Data Privacy

SchoolDay Collection
December 19, 2024

SchoolDay Collection: Connecting Schools with Vetted and Verified Apps

Our recently announced SchoolDay Collection is the beginning of the transformation in student data privacy. The apps featured in our SchoolDay Collection are carefully vetted and have agreed to be securely connected through SchoolDay. This means schools do not have to provide personally identifiable information (PII) to these apps for their students to be able […]

App Integration•Data Privacy

data-driven decision making
December 17, 2024

How School Leaders Can Use Data to Drive Improvement

For school leaders, data is a double-edged sword. The more data school leaders have access to, the better decisions they can make about the strategic direction of their district. But data is also the one thing they’re charged with protecting above all else. So how do school leaders leverage this powerful tool for planning while […]

Data Privacy

data privacy in k-12 schools
August 1, 2024

The Importance of Data Privacy for K-12 Schools

August might be summer break for kids, but presents data privacy challenges for school IT leaders. When calendars flip to August, a sudden flurry of activity ensues at virtually every K-12 school. While students might be squeezing in their last lazy days of summer, teachers, counselors, school administrators, and IT leaders are busy preparing for […]

Data Privacy

SchoolDay and Vonage partner to offer K-12 schools CPaaS
July 24, 2024

A New Era in Education Communication: Tokenized CPaaS

As K-12 schools grapple with the enormous responsibility of safeguarding personal information, one area that has presented a challenge is effectively managing communications among parents, students, and educators. Districts often turn to technology to enhance and streamline those efforts, but there is inherent risk in transferring personally identifiable data (PII) to EdTech vendors. To ensure […]

Cybersecurity•Data Privacy

PII monitoring
May 11, 2023

An Intro to SchoolDay’s PII Monitoring

Picture yourself driving on a highway. The day is bright, the sky is clear, and you’re able to cruise along. Now picture that same drive, only the road ahead is obscured by thick fog. You have to put on the brakes, slow down, and ease your way down the road because you simply cannot see […]

Data Privacy

cybersecurity in K-12 schools
January 12, 2023

Protect K-12 Student Data with Comprehensive Cybersecurity

Cybersecurity is a challenge for K-12 schools. Looking back at September 2022, there were more than 16 disclosed ransomware attacks – half of which were on academic institutions. In the following November, another ransomware attack, on Norman Public Schools, completely debilitated the district. Increasingly, K-12 schools and universities are becoming primary targets for cyber criminals. […]

Data Privacy

10 student data privacy actions you can take now
June 24, 2021

10 Student Data Privacy Measures Districts Can Implement Now

Student data privacy is one of the most crucial aspects of educational management. Every school administrator, IT leader, and educator must ensure that student data remains safe. There are specific guidelines that govern how, when, and what student data schools are allowed to share. There are also federal requirements requiring schools to allow parents to […]

Data Privacy

data security and why it matters to schools, parents, and students
March 22, 2021

Data Security and Why It Matters

Data security is a challenge for everyone, but imagine that when you send your children to school, the information you provide the school district to complete enrollment for your child is then used to track their habits and build a profile on them that allows marketers to target them, if not now, then in the […]

App Integration•Data Privacy

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