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PRESS RELEASE<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

WASHINGTON, DC (October 15, 2024) \u2013<\/span><\/span> The Consortium for School Networking (CoSN) today announced that the Illinois Learning Technology Center (LTC), a program of the Illinois State Board of Education, has partnered with CoSN on a program to improve student data privacy practices in their school districts. By joining the CoSN Trusted Learning Environment (TLE) State Partnership Program, Illinois is helping to ensure that K-12 education institutions across the states are equipped with the necessary tools, training, and guidance to build and improve their school districts\u2019 student data privacy programs.<\/span><\/p>\n

LTC joins the North Carolina Department of Instruction and the South Carolina Department of Education in partnering with CoSN on this important work.<\/span><\/p>\n

By subscribing to the TLE Partnership Program, LTC will be providing free TLE Seal applications to<\/span> <\/span><\/span>all districts in their state.  In addition, the TLE State Partnership Program makes available exclusive data privacy benchmarking reports that provide aggregate measures of the state\u2019s district privacy programs compared with aggregate measures from TLE Seal recipients across 25 specific privacy practices, as well as CoSN\u2019s student data privacy resources designed to support areas of growth for the districts in protecting the privacy of more than 1.85 million students. The <\/span>CoSN TLE Seal<\/a><\/span> is a national distinction awarded to school districts demonstrating a tangible commitment to protecting student data privacy through modern, rigorous policies and practices.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cProtecting student privacy is a top priority in Illinois. By joining CoSN\u2019s Trusted Learning Environment State Partnership Program\u2014a program backed by one of the leaders in the K-12 technology space\u2014we can enhance our understanding of district privacy needs and offer stronger support,” said <\/span>Tim McIlvain, Executive Director of the Learning Technology Center<\/span><\/span>. “We\u2019re excited to provide 851 districts with access to CoSN\u2019s expert guidance and resources, which will strengthen privacy protections for all Illinois students.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

CoSN\u2019s TLE State Partnership Program provides state education agencies with: <\/span><\/p>\n

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