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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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Surveillance Won’t Save Our Kids, Humane Public Policy Can
Sep 17, 2021Isabelle Barbour
As a result of the lack of investment by our country in mental health services, schools have, for years, been the de facto providers of mental health supports …
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Regulating State and Local Education Agencies
Sep 15, 2021Elijah Armstrong
In March of 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic changed education in ways never before seen, as suddenly most students began taking remote classes exclusively. Even no…
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Congresswoman Lori Trahan’s New Student Privacy Discussion Draft
Aug 22, 2021Alexa Mooney, Policy Counsel for Youth & Education Privacy
Congresswoman Lori Trahan’s New Student Privacy Discussion Draft In August 2021, Representative Lori Trahan (D-MA) released a “discussion draft” of a piece of …
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Bodycams in the Classroom? The Risks are Plain to See.
Jul 10, 2021Anisha Reddy and Amelia Vance
Proposals that would force teachers to wear bodycams are grabbing headlines as some activists push to install an unproven surveillance program in classrooms ac…
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