Tag: Higher Ed
FTC Focuses on Lead Generation Practices in Higher Education and Edtech
Jacqueline Grise, Scott Dailard, Tanisha James and Paul Thompson
On Friday, October 30, 2015, the Federal Trade Commission conducted a workshop in Washington, DC on lead generation practices, with a specific consumer protection focus on activities in the higher education sector including ed tech companies.
Student Data Privacy: States Keep Up the Momentum
Matt Johnson and Vince Sampson
While Congress continues to consider (but not act on) nationwide student data privacy initiatives, the states continued to lead the charge in 2015.
DOJ Puts Pressure on Schools and Edtechs to Provide Accessible Educational Technology
Mike Goldstein, Paul Thompson and Nancy Anderson
In our last alert on the growing interaction between edtech and disability law, we noted that the Department of Justice (DOJ) appears to be moving to extend the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) to reach entities other than schools that provide online educational programs and services.
Websites as Places of Public Accommodation: DOJ Settlement May Extend Accessibility Requirements to Virtual Space
Mike Goldstein, Paul Thompson and Nancy Anderson
Recent headlines around a high-profile settlement between the US Department of Justice and edX, Inc., one of the largest and earliest distributors of MOOCs, have once again highlighted the importance of understanding the rules for making online courses and services accessible to those with various types and levels of disabilities.
New Pathways for Unaccredited Entities and Non-Institutional Education Providers
Jay Vaughan, Mike Goldstein and Robin Dasher-Alston
Accreditors have been seen as obstacles to innovation in higher education. In April we issued a Cooley Alert on new WASC guidelines for disaggregating institutional services. Now WASC and DEAC have issued separate policies that appear intended to make it easier for new institutions to come into existence and for the validation of courses provided by unaccredited entities.