Navigating Data Governance on a Turbulent Policy Sea (001)

As Texas public education becomes increasingly dependent on data-driven systems, school districts are confronting a complex governance environment shaped by legislative action, emerging technologies, cybersecurity risk, and rising expectations around privacy, transparency, and interoperability. This panel brings together state agency leadership, district and regional practitioners, and national education data experts to explore how K 12 data governance functions as an enterprise-wide responsibility touching instructional systems, campus technology, vendor ecosystems, and public trust.