Global Grid for Learning (GG4L) Announces New Platform and Rebranding to SchoolDay
SchoolDay Unveils the First Zero-Trust Ecosystem Orchestration Platform for Schools Alameda, CA, April 7, 2025 — Global Grid for Learning (GG4L) is now SchoolDay. The company today launched the SchoolDay Platform, a pioneering solution that evolves beyond a data exchange into the backbone of the EdTech ecosystem. SchoolDay securely orchestrates the complex interplay of third-party […]
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 […]
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 […]
Best Practices for Data Integration in K-12 Schools
Data integration has become more challenging for K-12 schools. According to K12 Dive, “there have been 102 education-related ransomware attacks in 2023 as of mid-September, compared to 116 in 2022, 107 in 2021, 116 in 2020, 104 in 2019 and 16 in 2018.” Hundreds of reported cybersecurity ransomware attacks on schools occur every year, and […]
Disrupt Data Exchange to Solve the Student Data Privacy Problem
We can no longer pretend that the student data privacy problem in K-12 schools doesn’t exist or that traditional rostering services don’t exacerbate that risk. It’s time to acknowledge that duplicating data and spreading it across multiple third-party servers is unsafe for student data privacy, staff privacy, and overall cybersecurity. There is a better way. […]
Safeguarding Student Data
Safeguarding Student Data: Understanding the Importance of Privacy in the Digital Age In the digital age, the protection of student data has become a pressing concern. According to a study from Lightspeed Systems, more than two-thirds of education IT leaders indicate that concerns around privacy and security are more important now than they have been in […]
Is Your District at Risk of Exposing PII?
Not all data exchange solutions are equally secure. How do you know if your data exchange puts your district at risk of exposing PII? School districts have been using data exchange for years to give edtech vendors and other third parties the information they need. Unfortunately, most data exchange puts districts at risk of exposing […]
Interoperability: The Key to Future-Proofing Education
Interoperability is a word that didn’t really make the mainstream until the pandemic. All of a sudden, schools were forced to ramp up distribution of devices to students learning from home and scrambling to find edtech solutions to help meet educational needs beyond the classroom setting. Now, it’s one of the top priorities for districts […]