Welcome to Student Privacy Compass
Student Privacy Compass (formerly known as FERPA|Sherpa) is the student privacy resource center website. This site is your tool for finding information, news, and opinions on maintaining student data privacy. Student Privacy Compass is an initiative of the Future of Privacy Forum.
Educator Resources
Educators are the first line of defense in ensuring the privacy of student data. From ensuring sufficient passwords to selecting privacy-protective apps to teaching students about digital citizenship, educators have an essential role to play in securing student information.
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2016 Parent Survey: Beyond One Classroom: Parental Support for Technology and Data Use in Schools
Mar 30, 2017Learn MoreThe Future of Privacy Forum surveys parents annually on their views on student privacy. This is the 2016 survey report.
Parent Resources
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Student Data: Trust, Transparency and the Role of Consent
Apr 6, 2017Learn More"Student Data: Trust, Transparency and the Role of Consent" discusses how over the past decade, new technologies in schools have generated an “explosion of dat…
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2015 Parent Survey: Beyond the Fear Factor
Apr 6, 2017Learn MoreFPF's 2015 parent survey investigates prevailing attitudes towards the emerging use of technology and data in education and children’s deepening online presenc…
Local Education Agency Resources
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Nothing to Hide: Tools for Talking (and Listening) About Data Privacy for Integrated Data Systems
Jul 17, 2019Learn MoreThis toolkit provides IDS stakeholders with the necessary tools to support and lead privacy-sensitive, inclusive engagement efforts. A narrative step-by-step g…
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Research Request Process Tool Kit
Apr 30, 2019Learn MoreAgencies that have developed research request processes find ways to implement and adapt those processes to their organizational needs and cultures. Some agenc…
Explore All Resources
The Student Privacy Compass aims to provide a one-stop shop for education privacy-related resources to all stakeholders in the student privacy conversation: students, parents, educators and education agencies, the edtech industry, and policymakers struggling to grapple with the ever-changing student privacy legal landscape.
Where Do I Start?
Not sure where to start? These questions provide answers to some of the most frequently asked questions about student privacy.
If you don’t find an answer to your question here, feel free to contact us.
