Keep FERPA, state privacy laws, and SOC 2 controls provable across every system
education and edtech outcomes with episki
Why education and edtech teams choose episki
- Data inventory linking student records to systems, processors, and storage
- Consent and parental rights tracking with documentation
- De-identification and data minimization controls with evidence
- State student privacy pledge and DPA tracking with renewal alerts
- Prebuilt responses for common district security questionnaires
- SOC 2 and state compliance evidence reusable across district reviews
- Vendor risk assessments for edtech integrations and APIs
- Data sharing agreements tracked with expiration and compliance status
- Shared responsibility documentation for cloud-hosted student data
Education compliance checklist
Start from this checklist in your free trial and assign owners on day one.
- ✓ FERPA compliance mapping with education record classifications
- ✓ Student data inventory across platforms, integrations, and storage
- ✓ State student privacy law tracker with jurisdiction-specific requirements
- ✓ Data Processing Agreement (DPA) tracker with district-specific terms
- ✓ Incident response plan with FERPA breach notification procedures
Education enablement kit
Education technology companies and institutions handle vast amounts of sensitive student data. FERPA governs how education records are protected at the federal level, but a growing patchwork of state student privacy laws adds complexity for any edtech company operating nationally.
episki helps education teams manage SOC 2, NIST CSF, and student privacy requirements in a single workspace, turning compliance from a barrier to a competitive advantage in district procurement.
The education compliance landscape
School districts increasingly require edtech vendors to demonstrate robust security before procurement. State laws like California's SOPIPA, New York's Education Law 2-d, and Illinois' SOPPA impose specific requirements for student data handling, breach notification, and transparency.
At the same time, edtech platforms integrate with learning management systems, student information systems, and dozens of third-party tools, each expanding the risk surface for student data.
How episki supports education teams
- FERPA control mapping: Track controls for education record protections, directory information handling, and parental consent requirements with structured evidence and ownership.
- State privacy law tracking: Manage compliance across 50 states with varying student data privacy requirements, including Data Processing Agreement (DPA) obligations and vendor transparency mandates.
- District procurement readiness: Answer district security questionnaires with organized evidence and give reviewers scoped portal access to your compliance posture.
- Cross-framework efficiency: Map controls once and reuse evidence across SOC 2, NIST CSF, and state privacy requirements without duplicating work.
- Vendor risk management: Track third-party risk across LMS integrations, cloud providers, and data processors with assessment workflows and expiration alerts.
Whether you are an edtech startup pursuing your first district contracts or a university managing institutional compliance, episki keeps student data protections documented, monitored, and shareable.
