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FERPA Exceptions: A Study in Studies
Aug 5, 2024Alexa MooneyLearn MoreThe Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, or FERPA, protects personally identifiable information from education records from unauthorized disclosure. The …
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FPF Responds to the FTC’s COPPA Policy Statement
May 19, 2022Learn MoreOn May 19, 2022, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) held an open meeting where it approved a policy statement prioritizing enforcement of the Children’s Online…
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Teachers, Privacy Protections and the Law
May 26, 2016Learn More2 years ago, the student data privacy debate sparked and created an awareness not only between schools and vendors but also with legislators. Parent concerns g…
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Student data privacy: Moving from fear to responsible use
May 23, 2016Brenda LeongLearn MoreData has always been an inherent part of the educational process – a child’s age, correlated with her grade level, tracked to specific reading or math skills t…
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Privacy plays major role in new federal government guidance on transgender student rights
May 16, 2016Kobie PruittLearn MoreRecently, the Department of Justice and the state of North Carolina have filed counter-suits regarding the state’s so called “bathroom bill.” The North Carolin…
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Student Privacy Goes to College
May 11, 2016Kobie PruittLearn MoreYesterday, I attended the 5th annual Higher Education Privacy Conference at George Washington University with experts and data advocates from across the countr…
