With our "Interesting Reads" blog posts, the EDUCAUSE Policy Office highlights recent articles on federal policy issues and developments that are directly relevant to members or provide insights on higher education policy in general.
- House Education Panel Debates Student-Data-Privacy, Education Week, January 30, 2018. (House Education and the Workforce Committee considers how to use educational data without risking student privacy)
- Reforming the US Approach to Data Protection and Privacy, Council on Foreign Relations, January 30, 2018. (The US Congress should create a single federal data-protection law to protect individuals' privacy)
- Senator Wants Quick Progress on Higher Ed Law, Inside Higher Ed, January 31, 2018. (Senator Alexander, Chair of the Senate education committee, wants the committee to begin drafting a bill reauthorizing the Higher Education Act within the next few weeks)
- What Role for Higher Ed in an AI World? Inside Higher Ed, January 31, 2018. (Americans are not as afraid of Artificial Intelligence as previously believed, but they are concerned about finding the skills they need to stay in the workforce)
- Distance Ed Growth – Access is a Big Motivator, But It's Complicated, WCET Frontiers, February 1, 2018. (WCET explores the increase in distance education enrollment and its effects on higher education)
EDUCAUSE Policy tracks and analyzes the issues likely to have the greatest impact on higher education IT and works with members to inform public and campus policy development.