- LEA Resource, Report, SEA Resource
Student Privacy and Special Education: An Educator’s Guide During and After COVID-19
August 4, 2020
COVID-19 has disrupted education and has forced schools to pivot quickly to a distance learning approach, which is often virtual. Using virtual learning produc…
- Advice Column
Advice Column: Assigning Students to Visit Websites
July 27, 2020
Got questions about student privacy issues? The Future of Privacy Forum’s new advice column connects you with subject matter experts to answer your most pressi…
- Model
Model: Higher Ed Video Recording Consent Form
May 14, 2020
The coronavirus pandemic and shift to online learning has raised questions about FERPA compliance with class recordings. This model resource from the College o…
- Video
Video: FERPA and Virtual Learning – USBE
April 10, 2020
This video, published by the Utah State Board of Education (USBE), provides answers to FAQs about complying with FERPA while transitioning to virtual learning …
- Presentation, Webinar
FERPA & Virtual Learning During COVID-19
April 6, 2020
This presentation by the US Department of Education's Student Privacy Policy Office provides guidance regarding frequently asked questions about the Family Edu…
- Website
Student Privacy During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Resources
April 2, 2020
This webpage provides a list of student privacy and security resources for schools and educators seeking guidance on how to provide privacy-protective online l…
- Student Privacy Compass Blog
Social (Media) Distancing: Online Learning During a Pandemic
March 31, 2020
While the idea of hosting classes on social media may sound engaging, many social media tools were developed for general audiences, not students, and are there…
- Student Privacy Compass Blog
FAQs: Disclosing Student Health Information During the COVID-19 Pandemic
March 20, 2020
Our new FAQs describe how K-12 and higher education administrators and educators can protect student privacy during the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Student Privacy Compass Blog
Safer Internet Day: How Schools Can Improve Children’s Data Privacy
February 11, 2020
There is much that schools can do to keep their metaphorical kitchens clean when it comes to student data. To help educate schools on what they can do, today t…
- Student Privacy Compass Blog
Digitizing the Directory: Student Privacy in an Evolving Landscape
November 26, 2019
During my elementary school years, every September my school would send me a packet, clad in pastel paperback, containing the contact information of my classma…
- Student Privacy Compass Blog
Nudging for Good: Growth, Data Privacy, and Student Success
November 13, 2019
Sometimes a nudge is all you need.It might be the difference between choosing pizza or a salad—between watching what’s next or going to bed at a reasonable hou…
- Student Privacy Compass Blog
A Conversation with Dean Folkers
September 16, 2019
The Forum Guide to Education Data Privacy explores how state and local education agencies (SEAs and LEAs) can support best practices at the school level to pro…
