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Advice Column: Assigning Students to Visit Websites
Jul 27, 2020Learn MoreGot questions about student privacy issues? The Future of Privacy Forum’s new advice column connects you with subject matter experts to answer your most pressi…
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Reopening Schools Issue Brief: Thermal Scans and Temperature Checks
Jul 23, 2020Amelia VanceLearn MoreThis particular issue brief discusses key considerations school leaders should take into account when weighing whether or not to adopt thermal surveillance as …
- Student Perspectives
As Personal as Data Gets: The Privacy Implications of Wearable Technologies in Schools
Jul 15, 2020Alexis ShoreLearn MoreAs workplaces and schools consider how to reopen safely, some organizations are looking to wearable technology to monitor health and activities. For example, t…
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Introducing…Student Privacy Compass!
Jun 4, 2020Learn MoreToday, we are excited to announce our transition from the FERPA|Sherpa to Student Privacy Compass!When the Future of Privacy Forum launched FERPA|Sherpa in 201…
Data Governance System for K-12 Data
Jun 1, 2020Emily RangLearn MoreA guide on the policies and procedures for why and how to create data governance systems for K-12 data.
- Educator Perspectives
Teachers’ Data Privacy While Teaching Online
May 6, 2020Emilia RastrickLearn MoreThe education landscape for most teachers has changed dramatically in the last few weeks as school buildings across the country have closed due to the COVID-19…
- FPF Perspectives
Online Learning Best Practices for Schools and Educators
Apr 16, 2020Anisha Reddy, Alexis Shore, and Amelia VanceLearn MoreThe Future of Privacy Forum (FPF) released online learning best practices, also available as a printable PDF, to help schools and educators maintain appropriat…
- FPF Perspectives
FAQs: The Protection of Pupil Rights Amendment
Mar 27, 2020David Sallay and Amelia VanceLearn MoreWith recent concerns about students’ overall social and emotional health and school safety, schools are looking more and more to surveys to better understand t…
- 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…
- LEA Perspectives
A Conversation with Dean Folkers
Sep 16, 2019Ahuva GoldstandLearn MoreThe Forum Guide to Education Data Privacy explores how state and local education agencies (SEAs and LEAs) can support best practices at the school level to pro…
- Advocate Perspectives
A Conversation with Girard Kelly
Jun 12, 2019Ahuva GoldstandLearn MoreCommon Sense Media’s new resource, the “Privacy Risks and Harms” report, identifies privacy risks to children and students as they engage online, and helps par…
