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Safer Internet Day: How Schools Can Improve Children’s Data Privacy
Feb 11, 2020David Sallay and Monica BulgerLearn MoreThere is much that schools can do to keep their metaphorical kitchens clean when it comes to student data. To help educate schools on what they can do, today t…
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FPF’s Education Privacy Newsletter – January 2020
Jan 29, 2020Anisha Reddy and Amelia VanceLearn MoreGood morning and happy new year! Thank you to all of you for your support of FPF’s work in 2019. As a quick recap, in 2019, FPF’s education privacy project: R…
- Parent Perspectives
The Connected World of High School Sports
Dec 5, 2019Olga Garcia-KaplanLearn MoreI have a kid in high school–"the 15-year-old" as I fondly refer to him on social media–who plays on a school sports team. Thus, I have become immersed in the c…
- Advocate Perspectives
Mental Health Rights
Dec 2, 2019Kathy FlahertyLearn MoreI experienced my first mental health crisis when I was a student in college. I was depressed, anxious, and could barely leave my room to go to class. I would s…
- Student Perspectives
Digitizing the Directory: Student Privacy in an Evolving Landscape
Nov 26, 2019Austin KraftLearn MoreDuring my elementary school years, every September my school would send me a packet, clad in pastel paperback, containing the contact information of my classma…
- FPF Perspectives
5 Steps for Building a Culture of Data Privacy in Schools
Nov 21, 2019Susan BeardenLearn MoreAs stories of data breaches in schools and districts regularly make headlines, many K-12 organizations are working hard to implement policies and procedures to…
- Educator Perspectives
The Educator’s Role: Privacy, Confidentiality, and Security in the Classroom
Nov 19, 2019Ming ScheidLearn MoreOur education system needs data to improve outcomes for students. Educators use data to inform instruction, empower parents and communities, and help policymak…
- Advocate Perspectives
Nudging for Good: Growth, Data Privacy, and Student Success
Nov 13, 2019Sara CollinsLearn MoreSometimes a nudge is all you need.It might be the difference between choosing pizza or a salad—between watching what’s next or going to bed at a reasonable hou…
- LEA Perspectives
A Conversation with Kim Nesmith
Nov 12, 2019Ahuva GoldstandLearn MoreOn August 13, 2019, the Future of Privacy Forum (FPF) spoke with Kim Nesmith, Data Governance and Privacy Director, Louisiana Department of Education, who deve…
- Advocate Perspectives
The Tangled Web of College Admissions, Data, and Privacy
Nov 4, 2019Sara CollinsLearn MoreIf a college has only one available slot and receives two applications from students who appear to be equally qualified on paper, should the college admit Stud…
- FPF Perspectives
Florida’s School Safety Commission and the “School Safety Portal”
Oct 15, 2019Sara Collins and Amelia VanceLearn MoreToday and tomorrow, the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Public Safety Commission is meeting in Orlando, Florida to go over new draft findings and recommen…
- Student Perspectives
Parent Supervision or Surveillance?
Oct 8, 2019Alexis ShoreLearn MoreWhen I was 16 years old, I told my mom that I was going on my first date ever with a boy to a nearby ice cream parlor. He picked me up at my house, and we drov…
