Compliance and certification requirements are among the most important factors in school EdTech procurement. This directory organises all 713 products on Ednology by their reported certifications — helping procurement teams, privacy officers, and technology directors quickly identify tools that meet their institution's specific compliance requirements.
FERPA — the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act — is the US federal law governing the privacy of student education records.
COPPA — the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act — is the US federal law restricting the collection of personal information from children under 13 without verifiable parental consent.
WCAG 2.
SOC 2 (Service Organisation Control 2) is an auditing standard that evaluates a vendor's controls around security, availability, processing integrity, confidentiality, and privacy.
Project Unicorn is an initiative led by leading US school districts to advance interoperability in educational technology — making it easier for schools to connect tools, share data securely, and avoid vendor lock-in.
Student data privacy has become one of the most important considerations in EdTech procurement.
ESSA — the Every Student Succeeds Act — requires that schools using federal Title funds invest in evidence-based interventions.
ESSA Tier IV ("Demonstrates a Rationale") indicates that a product has a well-specified logic model or theory of action grounded in high-quality research, even if the product itself has not yet been the subject of a formal efficacy study.
The Consortium for School Networking's Student Privacy Consortium (CSPC) provides a district-driven framework for evaluating and verifying vendor data privacy practices.
ATLIS — the Association of Technology Leaders in Independent Schools — is the professional association for technology directors, CIOs, and EdTech leaders in independent and private K-12 schools.
STEM Excellence recognition on Ednology identifies educational software products that have been recognised for outstanding contribution to science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education.
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