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EdTech, AI and student data: vendors and advocates press committee for funding and privacy tools
Summary
Vendors and education leaders told the Senate Education Committee that AI and assistive technologies can help teachers and students but urged investment in privacy vetting, interoperability and teacher support to make tools safe, usable and effective in classrooms.
Representatives from multiple education‑technology companies and assistive‑technology providers told the Senate Education Committee that AI, voice‑enabled tools and virtual reality can enhance classroom instruction but require state investment in implementation, privacy infrastructure and teacher professional learning.
Curtis Barnes, CEO of 1EdTech (a nonprofit standards organization), praised House Bill 29’s requirement to publish districts’ vendor privacy agreements and urged budget support for a centralized compliance platform. Barnes said many districts manage vendor vetting “manually…
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