Law Enforcement Access to Student Records
Sep 25, 2017Amelia Vance and Sarah WilliamsonLearn MoreQuestions about when schools or third-party service providers are allowed to disclose student personal information to law enforcement can be complex. This docu…
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PTAC Teacher Training Focus Groups Report
Jun 26, 2017Learn MoreThe Privacy Technical Assistance Center (PTAC) conducted a series of focus groups to gain insight into teachers’ needs for training on student privacy and the …
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U.S. Department of Ed Student Privacy Website
Jun 7, 2017Learn MoreThis website (relaunched in June 2017) provides resources on student privacy and FERPA from the Privacy Technical Assistance Center (PTAC) at the U.S. Departme…
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Confidentiality in Student Disciplinary Records under FERPA and the Crime Awareness and Campus Security Act
May 21, 2017Ethan RosenzweigLearn MoreThis article, Please Don't Tell: The Question of Confidentiality in Student Disciplinary Records under FERPA and the Crime Awareness and Campus Security Act, a…
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The Limits of Education Purpose Limitations
May 21, 2017Elana ZeideLearn MoreThis article examines technologies’ impact on the student privacy protections with a focus on education purpose limitations, and contends that that reliance on…
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Student Privacy and the Protection of Pupil Rights Act as Amended by No Child Left Behind
May 21, 2017Lynn DaggettLearn MoreThis article examines the Protection of Pupil Rights Act and how it interacts with FERPA, and how the No Child Left Behind legislation affects both laws and st…
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Student Data Privacy Laws And Their Impact On Schools And Colleges
May 21, 2017Michael GoldsteinLearn MoreThis article provides an overview of student data privacy laws, including FERPA and state level laws, and the management of student data.
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State Longitudinal Data Systems and Student Privacy Protections Under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act
May 21, 2017Steven Y. Winnick, Scott R. Palmer, and Arthur L. ColemanLearn MoreThis article addresses how a state longitudinal data system can allow states, local school districts, schools, and colleges and universities to make fuller use…
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Safe Schools, Information Sharing & FERPA
May 21, 2017Bernard JamesLearn MoreThis resource offers a guide to when information may be used in a way consistent with FERPA, and offers different hypothetical scenarios to illustrate what rel…
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In the Name of Watergate: Returning FERPA to its Original Design
May 21, 2017Mary Margaret PenroseLearn MoreThis article seeks to proffer an improved definition for education records under FERPA that wouldn't alter the legislation's original design.
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FOIA vs. FERPA/Scalia vs. Posner
May 21, 2017Kristin KnottsLearn MoreThis article examines how authorities under the Freedom of Information Act relate to FERPA. Login required.
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Student Privacy Principles for the Age of Big Data: Moving Beyond FERPA and FIPPs
May 21, 2017Elana ZeideLearn MoreThis paper argues that Fair Information Practice Principles may not be sufficient to provide the control, meaningful oversight, or sufficiently concrete standa…
