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Passing the Privacy Test as Student Data Laws Take Effect
Jan 13, 2016Learn MoreOn January 1, 2016, “SOPIPA”—the recently passed California student data privacy law that defines how edtech companies can use student data became effective. A…
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Student Data Privacy Legislation: What Happened in 2015, and What Is Next?
Sep 24, 2015Learn MoreLast year, growing state and district use of education data and increased public attention to the ways in which these data are collected, used, managed, and di…
Student Data and De-Identification
Aug 5, 2015Reg Leichty and Brenda LeongLearn MoreFPF has released its newest paper, Student Data and De-Identification: Understanding De-Identification of Education Records and Related Requirements of FERPA. …
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PII Disclosure Guidance for Reasonable Methods and Written Agreements
Aug 3, 2015Learn MoreThis document provides guidance for schools, school districts (also referred to as local educational agencies ), postsecondary institutions, and State educatio…
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Checklist for Developing School District Privacy Programs
Aug 3, 2015Learn MoreThis document was developed as a companion piece to the video Developing a Privacy Program for your School District. The document provides an overview and rati…
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Data Governance and Stewardship
Aug 3, 2015Learn MoreThis brief provides guidance on how to successfully manage complex data systems by establishing a comprehensive data governance approach. Data governance princ…
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FAQ: Cloud Computing and Privacy
Jul 1, 2015Learn MoreThis document is designed to assist educational agencies and institutions that are considering using cloud computing solutions for education data. It contains …
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Identity Authentication Best Practices
Jul 1, 2015Learn MoreThis brief offers best practice recommendations for developing and implementing effective authentication processes to help ensure that only appropriate individ…
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Policies for Users of Student Data Checklist
Jul 1, 2015Learn MoreThis PTAC Document aims to assist schools and districts in crafting data use policies to ensure appropriate protection of students’ data. While it is not manda…
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Mapping Data Flows Checklist
Jul 1, 2015Learn MoreThis guidance document is intended to help educational agencies and institutions create visual “maps” of how their data flows in the data systems. Including ma…
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Data Security Checklist
Jul 1, 2015Learn MoreThis checklist is designed to assist stakeholder organizations with developing and maintaining a successful data security program by listing essential componen…
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Data Governance Checklist
Jun 1, 2015Learn MoreThis checklist is designed to assist stakeholder organizations with establishing and maintaining a successful data governance program by summarizing the key da…