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A Conceptual Framework for Data-Driven Decision Making
May 21, 2017Brian Gill, Brandon Coffee Borden, Kristin HallgrenLearn MoreThe Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, which has funded four initiatives promoting strategicuse of data at the state and district levels (see appendix), requ…
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How leaders can support teachers with data-driven decision making
May 21, 2017Julie A. Marsh, Caitlin C. FarrellLearn MoreAs accountability systems have increased demands for evidence of student learning, the use of data in education has become more prevalent in many countries. Al…
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Comparing United States, South African and European Union approaches to protecting children online
May 21, 2017Monica Bulger, Patrick Burton, Brian O’Neill, and Elisabeth StaksrudLearn MoreThat children have a right to protection when they go online is an internationally well-established principle, upheld in laws that seek to safeguard children f…
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Confidentiality in Student Disciplinary Records under FERPA and the Crime Awareness and Campus Security Act
May 21, 2017Ethan RosenzweigLearn MoreThis article, Please Don't Tell: The Question of Confidentiality in Student Disciplinary Records under FERPA and the Crime Awareness and Campus Security Act, a…
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The Limits of Education Purpose Limitations
May 21, 2017Elana ZeideLearn MoreThis article examines technologies’ impact on the student privacy protections with a focus on education purpose limitations, and contends that that reliance on…
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Student Privacy and the Protection of Pupil Rights Act as Amended by No Child Left Behind
May 21, 2017Lynn DaggettLearn MoreThis article examines the Protection of Pupil Rights Act and how it interacts with FERPA, and how the No Child Left Behind legislation affects both laws and st…
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Student Data Privacy Laws And Their Impact On Schools And Colleges
May 21, 2017Michael GoldsteinLearn MoreThis article provides an overview of student data privacy laws, including FERPA and state level laws, and the management of student data.
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State Longitudinal Data Systems and Student Privacy Protections Under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act
May 21, 2017Steven Y. Winnick, Scott R. Palmer, and Arthur L. ColemanLearn MoreThis article addresses how a state longitudinal data system can allow states, local school districts, schools, and colleges and universities to make fuller use…
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Safe Schools, Information Sharing & FERPA
May 21, 2017Bernard JamesLearn MoreThis resource offers a guide to when information may be used in a way consistent with FERPA, and offers different hypothetical scenarios to illustrate what rel…
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In the Name of Watergate: Returning FERPA to its Original Design
May 21, 2017Mary Margaret PenroseLearn MoreThis article seeks to proffer an improved definition for education records under FERPA that wouldn't alter the legislation's original design.
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FOIA vs. FERPA/Scalia vs. Posner
May 21, 2017Kristin KnottsLearn MoreThis article examines how authorities under the Freedom of Information Act relate to FERPA. Login required.
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Student Privacy Principles for the Age of Big Data: Moving Beyond FERPA and FIPPs
May 21, 2017Elana ZeideLearn MoreThis paper argues that Fair Information Practice Principles may not be sufficient to provide the control, meaningful oversight, or sufficiently concrete standa…