Education Technology

SIIA provides a unique community for ed tech companies to get noticed, gain knowledge critical to business success, and join together to influence policies that impact our industry. We help members navigate and stay current on education law and policy to respond to the needs of and better serve educators and students.

Our Policy Priorities Include:

Promoting Education Technology
SIIA serves as the key champion for the education technology industry through our advocacy and public affairs efforts.

Advocating for Investment in Education
SIIA advocates for increased investment in all levels of education and helps our members track and understand federal investments in education.

Protecting Children’s and Student Data Privacy
SIIA supports policies that protect student and child privacy and the security of personal information. We track legislation and regulations to help our members understand privacy and security policies and best practices.

Advancing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
SIIA helps to advance corporate DEI efforts by sharing best practices. SIIA also supports the inclusion of diverse perspectives to support well-rounded learning across subject areas including history, social studies, and civic education.

Supporting the Responsible Use of Emerging Technologies
SIIA works with our members and policymakers to understand the benefits and risks of incorporating emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence in education.

Ed Tech Success Stories

SIIA provides a unique community for ed tech companies to get noticed, gain knowledge critical to business success, and join together to influence policies that impact our industry. We help members navigate and stay current on education law and policy to respond to the needs of and better serve educators and students.

In addition to students and teachers who were without a classroom, millions of workers found themselves suddenly unemployed and in need of reskilling opportunities as their old jobs disappeared for good. These case studies, which will also be submitted to the US Department of Education as part of their Safer Schools and Campuses Best Practices Clearing House provide critical insights to how the industry responded in an historic event, connecting, educating and closing the gap for the most in-need and at-risk students

Innovation Showcase

Innovation Showcase supports entrepreneurs in bringing innovative learning technologies to the education market. It goes beyond a typical accelerator or incubator boot camp for startups by helping establish participants as future leaders in this market by connecting them to industry leaders, experts, and decision makers with a vast array of expertise, resources and guidance to share.

Recent Actions

Statement on: The Importance of Protecting the Privacy of Student Personal Information

Statement on: The Importance of Protecting the Privacy of Student Personal Information The following statement can be attributed …

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SIIA Statement on Today’s FTC Vote Prioritizing Enforcement of COPPA

SIIA Statement on Today’s FTC Vote Prioritizing Enforcement of COPPA The Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA) issued …

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EdTech Community Educates Congress on 2022 Policy Priorities

Last week, over 51 education technology leaders from 21 different states met with policymakers in-person for the first …

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SIIA Hosts Joint Ed Tech Advocacy Day Spotlighting Issues and Advancement

Last week, SIIA hosted a joint Advocacy Day in partnership with the Consortium of School Networking (CoSN), International …

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SIIA Comments on NTIA and the Importance of Broadband

SIIA Comments to NTIA on the Importance of Broadband Access SIIA applauds NTIA for collecting input on how …

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Letter to Senator Ruiz and Assemblywoman Lampitt on Accessibility

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