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Privacy Issues in Education Staff Records: Guidelines for Education Agencies
May 8, 2017Learn MoreThis report discusses privacy issues related to protecting, managing, and releasing the information in school district or university staff records. We have dow…
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EPIC Student Privacy Project Website
May 8, 2017Learn MoreThis website offers recent FERPA news, resources regarding Federal actions on student privacy, and other resources to understand recent government action on st…
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Best Practices for Data Destruction
Apr 28, 2017Learn MoreThe Data Destruction document is a best practices guide on properly destroying sensitive student data after it is no longer needed. It details the life cycle o…
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Room for Debate: Protecting Student Privacy in Online Learning
Apr 28, 2017Learn MoreThe NYTimes Room for Debate Opinion column discusses student privacy, with debaters Khaliah Barnes (EPIC), Jules Polonetsky (FPF), Olga Garcia-Kaplan (parent b…
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Online Course: Data Privacy? Get Schooled.’
Apr 28, 2017Learn MoreAn online course “Data Privacy? Get Schooled.’’ that discusses the value of data and offers recommendations for safeguarding student data while using it to imp…
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Building a Trusted Environment: A Snapshot of State Laws on Student Data Use, Privacy and Security
Apr 28, 2017Learn MoreFrom state policymakers to teachers and parents, everyone is contemplating how best to collect, store, utilize and protect student data. Building a Trusted Env…
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Student Data Privacy, Accessibility, and Transparency Act
Apr 28, 2017Learn MoreThe Student Data Privacy, Accessibility and Transparency Act, this model legislation built on the fundamental principles, provides protections to ensure studen…
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Protecting K-12 Student Privacy in a Digital Age
Apr 28, 2017Learn MoreTargeted to state policymakers and their advisors and grounded in new data commissioned by ExcelinEd on parent views about technology and student data privacy,…
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Fundamental Student Data Privacy Principles
Apr 28, 2017Learn MoreA framework of seven fundamental student data privacy principles as a resource for states to think about the complex issues, laws and regulations surrounding s…
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Supporting Data Use While Protecting the Privacy, Security and Confidentiality of Student Information
Apr 28, 2017Learn MoreThis publication outlines three overarching responsibilities of state policymakers to protect the privacy, security and confidentiality of students’ personally…
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Complying with FERPA and Other Federal Privacy and Security Laws and Maximizing Appropriate Data Use
Apr 28, 2017Learn MoreIn addition to understanding and complying with FERPA, states also have the responsibility to understand and comply with state data privacy and security laws, …
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State Student Data Privacy Legislation: What Happened in 2014, and What Is Next?
Apr 28, 2017Learn MoreTo address emerging concerns, new demands for student data, and increasing use of technology in classrooms, states introduced and passed an unprecedented numbe…