Senators unveil bill to protect student privacy

A bipartisan team of senators is looking to better safeguard students’ privacy by placing new limits on schools and companies that share personal information.

Sens Ed Markey (D-MA), Orrin Hatch (R-UT), Mark Kirk (R-IL) and John Walsh (D-MT) introduced the Protecting Student Privacy Act on Wednesday, which they said would make sure that parents and students alike are better protected and informed as more of their grades, test scores and other data get caught up in the $7.9 billion market for educational technology.