Architecture Governance for Education
Govern the architecture of learning platforms, student information systems, and educational data infrastructure
The Education Challenge
Education technology companies manage systems that handle student data — one of the most sensitive categories of personally identifiable information, protected by FERPA, COPPA, and state-level student privacy laws. EdTech platforms must scale to handle enrollment surges, support accessibility requirements, and integrate with hundreds of institutional systems through standards like LTI, SCORM, and SIS protocols. The architectural complexity compounds as platforms serve K-12, higher education, and corporate learning markets simultaneously.
Compliance & Regulatory
Key Capabilities
Student Data Flow Mapping
Trace the architectural paths through which student PII flows across services, databases, and third-party integrations. Identify structural boundaries where FERPA data isolation controls must be enforced.
LMS Platform Structural Analysis
Map the dependency graph of learning management system components — course delivery, assessment, grading, content management, analytics — and identify SPOFs that could disrupt instruction.
FERPA/COPPA Compliance Evidence
Map architectural findings to FERPA and COPPA requirements for student data protection. Produce evidence that data handling boundaries are structurally enforced, not just policy-documented.
Institutional Integration Risk
Analyze coupling between your platform and institutional SIS, LTI, and SSO integrations. Quantify the structural impact of integration changes across hundreds of customer connections.
Why Education Teams Choose Axiom Refract
- Student data breaches trigger FERPA investigations and institutional contract terminations — architectural governance of data flow boundaries prevents structural exposure
- EdTech platforms face enrollment surge scaling every semester — architectural SPOF detection prevents the structural failures that cause back-to-school outages
- EdTech M&A activity is increasing — buyers require technical due diligence of platform architecture, and sellers benefit from having governed records ready