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FERPA Exceptions: A Study in Studies
Aug 5, 2024Alexa Mooney
The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, or FERPA, protects personally identifiable information from education records from unauthorized disclosure. The …
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FTC announces a complaint and consent agreement against Chegg
Nov 7, 2022Jamie Gorosh and Lauren Merk
Since May 2022, education technology (edtech) companies have been on notice that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is closely monitoring the industry to ensur…
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Social (Media) Distancing: Online Learning During a Pandemic
Mar 31, 2020Anisha Reddy and Amelia Vance
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…
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FPF’s Education Privacy Newsletter – March 2020
Mar 30, 2020Anisha Reddy and Amelia Vance
The novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) continues to disrupt schools around the world. As of today, over 100 countries have announced school closures, upheaving “over…
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FAQs: The Protection of Pupil Rights Amendment
Mar 27, 2020David Sallay and Amelia Vance
With recent concerns about students’ overall social and emotional health and school safety, schools are looking more and more to surveys to better understand t…
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FPF Perspectives
FAQs: Disclosing Student Health Information During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Mar 20, 2020Anisha Reddy and Amelia Vance
Our new FAQs describe how K-12 and higher education administrators and educators can protect student privacy during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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