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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…
- FPF Perspectives
Safer Internet Day: How Schools Can Improve Children’s Data Privacy
Feb 11, 2020David Sallay and Monica BulgerLearn MoreThere is much that schools can do to keep their metaphorical kitchens clean when it comes to student data. To help educate schools on what they can do, today t…
- Parent Perspectives
The Connected World of High School Sports
Dec 5, 2019Olga Garcia-KaplanLearn MoreI have a kid in high school–"the 15-year-old" as I fondly refer to him on social media–who plays on a school sports team. Thus, I have become immersed in the c…
- 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 Kim Nesmith
Nov 12, 2019Ahuva GoldstandLearn MoreOn August 13, 2019, the Future of Privacy Forum (FPF) spoke with Kim Nesmith, Data Governance and Privacy Director, Louisiana Department of Education, who deve…
- 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…
- LEA Perspectives
A Conversation with Melissa Peterson
Sep 10, 2019Ahuva GoldstandLearn MoreOn August 22, FPF spoke with Melissa Peterson, Data Privacy and Security Trainer at the Colorado Department of Education, about her use of gamification to impa…
- Advocate Perspectives
Wait, Why Not Just Use Administrative Data?
Aug 19, 2019Christopher LaubenthalLearn MoreAdministrative data can tell stories. These stories about our schools and districts can change lives and improve policies. In a world gripped by one data priva…
- Legal Perspectives
A Conversation with Sonja Trainor
Aug 6, 2019Ahuva GoldstandLearn MoreThe National School Board Association (NSBA), a federation of state school board associations representing more than 90,000 school board officials across the U…
- Model
Model: Prohibited Activities without Prior Consent
Aug 4, 2019Learn MoreThis model document describes certain information gathering practices that would be prohibited in accordance with the law.
- Model
Model: Data Ownership and Access Policy
Aug 4, 2019Learn MoreThis model document sets a policy for LEAs to engage in data sharing with data owners such as students. It sets requirements for when and how data can be relea…
