The Latest

Blog
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 …
Learn More
FPF Perspectives
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…
Learn More

Stay in Touch

Join our mailing list to learn about privacy news and resources. All fields required.

… results.

FPF Perspectives
FPF Testifies Before Congress on Promoting and Protecting Student Privacy
May 18, 2018Erika Ross
On May 17th, Future of Privacy Forum’s (FPF) Amelia Vance, Director of the Education Privacy Project, testified before the House Committee on Education and the…
Learn More
What We're Reading
The Top 10 (& Federal Actions): Student Privacy News (November 2017-February 2018)
Feb 12, 2018Amelia Vance
The Future of Privacy Forum tracks student privacy news very closely, and shares relevant news stories with our newsletter subscribers. Approximately every mon…
Learn More
FPF Perspectives
Dept of Ed: Schools Cannot Require Parents or Students to Waive Their FERPA Rights Through Ed Tech Company’s Terms of Service
Jan 20, 2018Lindsey Barrett and Amelia Vance
A just-released letter regarding the Agora Cyber Charter School might signal that a FERPA compliance crack-down – frequently mentioned as their next step after…
Learn More
EdTech Perspectives
State Action to Streamline Compliance: The Connecticut Story
Jan 16, 2018Doug Casey
The letter and intent of privacy laws define compliance standards for school districts and other stakeholders, but who supports the translation of statute into…
Learn More