AI Compliance for EdTech Companies
Comply with EU AI Act, FERPA, COPPA, and state AI education laws for student-facing AI products.
EdTech companies face some of the most complex AI compliance requirements — FERPA student privacy, COPPA child protection, EU AI Act high-risk classification for educational AI, and a growing patchwork of state AI education laws. Using AI for adaptive learning, student assessment, behavioural monitoring, or academic integrity tools triggers obligations under multiple frameworks simultaneously. Aegis Firma helps EdTech companies manage all of these.
AI Compliance Challenges for Education Technology
Regulations That Apply to Education Technology
EU AI Act — High Risk Education
AI systems used in educational assessment, student performance evaluation, and access to educational institutions are classified high-risk under EU AI Act Annex III, Section 3. Full technical documentation and human oversight required.
FERPA
The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act governs student education records in US schools and universities. AI tools accessing FERPA-covered records must be operated under legitimate educational interest exceptions.
COPPA
The Children's Online Privacy Protection Act requires verifiable parental consent for data collection from children under 13. AI features in EdTech platforms collecting data from minors must comply with COPPA.
State AI Education Laws
California (AB 2370 bars AI from serving as instructor of record at community colleges; AB 2876 mandates AI literacy in the K-12 curriculum), Illinois, New York, and others have enacted AI-specific education laws covering AI use in schools and student data protection.
How Aegis Firma Helps Education Technology
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is our adaptive learning AI high-risk under EU AI Act?
Adaptive learning systems that determine student learning paths, evaluate performance, or influence access to educational opportunities are classified high-risk under EU AI Act Annex III, Section 3. This requires technical documentation, human oversight procedures, post-market monitoring, and registration in the EU AI database.
What data can we feed into AI models under FERPA?
FERPA limits sharing student education records. School officials operating AI systems have "legitimate educational interest" exceptions for AI tools that support the educational function. AI vendors must sign a FERPA-compliant DPA. Using student data for AI model training purposes beyond the educational function requires additional authorisation.