Dale is a leading authority on student privacy law and has 13 years of experience administering the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) and the Protection of Pupil Rights Amendment (PPRA). Prior to his current position as Senior Fellow, Dale served as Senior Policy Advisor on student privacy within the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Planning, Evaluation, and Policy Development (OPEPD). Dale also served eight years as director of the Department’s Student Privacy Policy Office.
Dale’s federal experience extends well beyond student privacy. He served as director of Policy, Research, and Evaluation Services within the Department’s Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education, which administers the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act (Perkins Act) and Adult Education and Family Literacy Act (AEFLA). He began his federal career in the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services working to improve the services to individuals with disabilities. Dale started his career as a special education teacher and has held leadership positions at both the local and state levels. Dale has dedicated his entire professional career to the betterment of the education of our nation’s students. Dale earned an MS degree in Psychology from the University of Tennessee.