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Foster Care and Education Q&A
May 11, 2017Learn MoreThis Q&A document addresses how recent changes to FERPA can help child welfare agencies gain access to school records.
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Privacy Evaluation Questions
May 10, 2017Learn MoreThe Qualitative questions are part of the questions used to drive the Common Sense District Privacy Evaluation Initiative. These qualitative questions can be u…
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The Proverbial “Permanent Record”
May 8, 2017Learn MoreThis paper examines where permanent record concerns point to issues that have yet to be addressed by policymakers, and it suggests mechanisms to clarify the de…
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Five Principles to Protect Student Privacy
May 8, 2017Learn MoreThis resource outlines five principles that the Parent Coalition for Student Privacy believes should be incorporated into any policy, law, or regulation pertai…
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Student Data: Trust, Transparency and the Role of Consent
Apr 6, 2017Learn More"Student Data: Trust, Transparency and the Role of Consent" discusses how over the past decade, new technologies in schools have generated an “explosion of dat…
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Who Is Reading Whom Now: Privacy in Education from Books to MOOCs
Apr 6, 2017Learn More"Who Is Reading Whom Now: Privacy in Education from Books to MOOCs" discusses how education technologies, while presenting tremendous opportunities to make edu…
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2015 Parent Survey: Beyond the Fear Factor
Apr 6, 2017Learn MoreFPF's 2015 parent survey investigates prevailing attitudes towards the emerging use of technology and data in education and children’s deepening online presenc…
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Student Data and De-Identification: Understanding De-Identification of Education Records and Related Requirements of FERPA
Apr 6, 2017Learn MoreThis paper provides an overview of the different tools used to de-identify data to various degrees, based on the type of information involved, and the determin…
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19 Times Data Analysis Empowered Students and Schools
Apr 6, 2017Learn MoreThis paper demonstrates the power of data to show school, districts, parents, and students, the trends and outcomes that are occurring, and inspire ways to mak…
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Seven Basic Security Checks for Evaluating Educational Platforms
Apr 6, 2017Learn MoreA checklist to assist parents and schools in considering the “basics” of security standards on new ed tech products and services they may be considering or usi…
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Student Data Protections Under SOPIPA For K-12 School Administrators and Ed Tech Vendors.
Apr 6, 2017Learn MoreThis guide to California's 2014 student privacy law, SOPIPA, is for ed tech vendors. Topics include: Who Must Comply? What is “Actual Knowledge”? What are “…
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2016 Parent Survey: Beyond One Classroom: Parental Support for Technology and Data Use in Schools
Mar 30, 2017Learn MoreThe Future of Privacy Forum surveys parents annually on their views on student privacy. This is the 2016 survey report.
