EdTech HR Challenges

HR Challenges Unique to Your Industry

  • !Background checks for all employees with access to student data or minors
  • !FERPA and COPPA aligned HR policies for student data handling
  • !Recruiting and retaining instructional design and curriculum development talent
  • !Complex contractor classifications for freelance content creators and instructors
  • !Multi-state compliance for remote curriculum and engineering teams
  • !Rapid onboarding for seasonal content production and course development cycles
  • !Equity compensation administration for growth-stage edtech companies
Catapult Solutions

How Catapult HR Helps

  • +Background checks and child safety screenings for student-facing employees
  • +FERPA and COPPA aligned HR data handling policies
  • +Contractor vs. employee classification for freelance instructors and content creators
  • +Multi-state remote workforce compliance and payroll
  • +Rapid onboarding for seasonal content production teams
  • +Competitive compensation benchmarking for instructional design and tech roles
  • +Employment law guidance and HR compliance audits

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58%
Of edtech companies face contractor misclassification risks with freelance instructors
$29K
Average cost to replace an instructional designer in a mid-size edtech company
3.4x
Higher FERPA compliance risk in edtech firms without formal student data HR policies

HR Services for EdTech Employers

Expert support across the HR functions that matter most to your industry

Compliance

Employee Handbook

EdTech handbooks covering FERPA/COPPA obligations, student data handling, and remote work policies.

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HR Consulting

Compensation Benchmarking

Market comp analysis for instructional design, curriculum development, and engineering roles.

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Compliance

HR Compliance Audit

Full HR audit for edtech companies against federal and Southeast employment law standards.

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“We had 40 freelance instructors we had been paying as 1099s for years. Catapult audited our classifications and helped us restructure before it became a tax liability.”

VP of Operations, Online Learning Platform — 90 employees, Durham, NC

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HR Built for EdTech — Compliance for Companies That Educate the World

Our practitioners understand FERPA, student data HR policies, and the contractor compliance challenges unique to educational technology companies.

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