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FERPA: A Practical Guide
May 21, 2017Donica Thomas VarnerLearn MoreThis presentation outlines definitions under FERPA pertaining to universities, protections of student privacy and data, and requirements for university officia…
- News Article
Communication as Prevention to Tragedy: FERPA in a Society of School Violence
May 21, 2017Megan M. DavorenLearn MoreThis Article clarifies what communications FERPA allows with respect to students who may harm themselves or others, and suggests an amendment to help administr…
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Balancing Law Student Privacy Interests and Progressive Pedagogy
May 21, 2017Louis N. Schulze, Jr.Learn MoreThis Article analyzes claims over whether FERPA prohibits certain progressive law school academic support methodologies, using the text of the statute, the rel…
- Case Studies
State Approaches to Engaging Postsecondary Stakeholders
May 21, 2017Learn MoreThe effective engagement of postsecondary stakeholders is crucial to the development of asuccessful P-20W (preschool through workforce) data system. While many…
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Student And Employee Legal Issues Facing Private Educational Institutions: Current Challenges And Strategies For Compliance And Defense
May 14, 2017Paul G. Lannon Jr.Learn MoreThis chapter addresses current trends in student- and employee-related legal issues facing private schools, colleges, and universities. These legal issues gene…
- Report
Many States Collect Graduates’ Employment Information, but Clearer Guidance on Student Privacy Requirements Is Needed
May 14, 2017Learn MorePostsecondary education plays an important role in producing a skilled workforce able to compete in the global economy. Some stakeholders have suggested that c…
- Report
Building a Student-Level Data System
May 12, 2017Ben MillerLearn MoreThis report examines a provision added to the Higher Education Act in 2008 which prohibits the Department of Education from creating a new database of informat…
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Tattoos, Tickets, and Other Tawdry Behavior: How Universities Use Federal Law to Hide Their Scandals,
May 12, 2017Mary Margaret PenroseLearn MoreThis article hopes to argue for a change in the dynamic that means schools' inverted resort to FERPA is not truly to advance "student privacy," but rather a co…
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Applications of Student Data in Higher Education Issues and Ethical Considerations
May 12, 2017Sharon SladeLearn MoreThis report focuses on the applications strand which sought to yield further insight into: the main areas of focus and most promising types of applications for…
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Managing Data Risk in Student Success Systems
May 12, 2017Learn MoreStudent success has come into sharp focus for higher education. New models have emerged in response to outcome-based funding at the state level and a completio…
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Student Privacy Self-Management: Implications For Learning Analytics
May 12, 2017Paul Prinsloo and Sharon SladeLearn MoreThis paper explores issues around consent and the seemingly simple choice to allow students to opt-in or opt-out of having their data tracked. We consider how …
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Understanding Information Security and Privacy in Postsecondary Education Data Systems
May 12, 2017Joanna Lyn GramaLearn MoreThis paper outlines the information security and privacy challenges that exist within the national postsecondary education data infrastructure. It also introdu…
