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Work Smarter Not Harder: How New York Leveraged Existing Education Services Infrastructure to Comply with New Privacy Laws
Mar 20, 2023Bailey Sanchez and Lauren MerkLearn MoreWhat Can States Learn From New York’s Approach to Student Privacy?New Future of Privacy Forum analysis highlights the benefits of New York’s regional, shared-s…
- FPF Perspectives
The First National Model Student Data Privacy Agreement Launches
Sep 18, 2020Tyler ParkLearn MoreProtections for student data privacy took an important step forward this summer when the Student Data Privacy Consortium (SDPC) released the first model …
- 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…
- What We're Reading
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…
- What We're Reading
Student Privacy During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Resources
Apr 2, 2020Learn MoreThis webpage provides a list of student privacy and security resources for schools and educators seeking guidance on how to provide privacy-protective online l…
- 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…
- Advocate Perspectives
Cyberattacks Leverage Fear of Coronavirus: How Educators Can Prepare and Respond
Mar 6, 2020Amy McLaughlinLearn MoreAs news of COVID-19 inundates the internet and the airwaves, cybercriminals are taking note and leveraging the outbreak as a new opportunity to launch phishing…
- What We're Reading
A Conversation with Libbi Garrett
Jul 17, 2019Ahuva GoldstandLearn MoreOn July 3, the Future of Privacy Forum (FPF) interviewed Libbi Garrett, Resource Program Specialist at California Educational Technology Professionals Associat…
- Advocate Perspectives
Are Privacy Fears Expanding the Digital Divide?
Feb 5, 2019Alan SimpsonLearn MoreIn recent years, growing concerns about students’ data privacy have led to over 500 proposed new laws in state legislatures and the U.S. Congress. There are le…
- Advocate Perspectives
To Advance Learning, Addressing Privacy Fears Is Essential
Jan 22, 2019Alan SimpsonLearn MoreToo often, debates about students’ privacy are conducted within an isolated context of digital privacy law, instead of where they really belong––within discuss…
- What We're Reading
The Top 10 (& Federal Actions): Student Privacy News (November 2017-February 2018)
Feb 12, 2018Amelia VanceLearn MoreThe Future of Privacy Forum tracks student privacy news very closely, and shares relevant news stories with our newsletter subscribers. Approximately every mon…
- FPF Perspectives
Dept of Ed: Schools Cannot Require Parents or Students to Waive Their FERPA Rights Through Ed Tech Company’s Terms of Service
Jan 20, 2018Lindsey Barrett and Amelia VanceLearn MoreA just-released letter regarding the Agora Cyber Charter School might signal that a FERPA compliance crack-down – frequently mentioned as their next step after…
