TrustEd Apps Pledge

The 1EdTech member community is committed to achieving low-cost plug-and-play integration via open standards to enable educational institutions of all kinds to design and implement an agile, scalable, safe, data-rich edtech ecosystem that supports their unique goals in supporting faculty and students. While there are many ways to achieve data integration, only open standards have the potential to ensure choice and maximize the investment in innovation versus integration. To help school districts, higher education institutions, departments of education, and suppliers ensure that we are truly working together to develop, promote, implement and evolve open standards, the 1EdTech community is asking all sector participants to consider becoming a public endorser of the following pledge to ensure the lasting success of open standards in edtech. See the organizations that have endorsed the pledge to support TrustEd Apps.

TrustEd Apps Pledge

Our organization intends to help fulfill the promise of open standards in edtech by:

Agreeing to a set of fair and acceptable business practices in the use of open standards by suppliers:
- Suppliers are expected to work together to create a seamless integration in good faith that leverages and informs open standards.
- Suppliers are expected to be forthcoming and transparent about certifications granted or not granted by certification authorities for open standards, including compliance with standards related to student data privacy.
- If the use of open standards is not possible because of a deficiency in the standard, suppliers are expected to provide feedback directly to the appropriate standards provider to enable the standard to be improved.
- Educational institutions shall be able to understand all fees or other pre-conditions for implementing and supporting open standards integration. Advocating for standards-based integrations as the first and primary option with preferred partner’s products and integration partners, including all applicable integration interfaces.
Advocating for achieving official product certification to open standards with integration partners.

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Yes, my organization endorses the pledge

By submitting this form, you agree that you are authorized to endorse your organization, be listed in public communications regarding the program, and understand the governance requirements of committing to the pledge.

Endorsement of the pledge is not a legally binding contract on behalf of your organization. Endorsement is a commitment to the importance of community collaboration to achieving a trusted and open edtech ecosystem. 1EdTech reserves the right to revoke your endorsement if there is evidence that the principles of the pledge have not been upheld.

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