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- 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…
- News Article
Dismantling a Dual-Headed System of Governance: How a Regulatory Overlap Undercuts the Security of Student Health Information in Public Schools
May 11, 2017Bryan ThurmondLearn MoreThis article argues that regulating student health information through two separate federal statutes further monitored by two separate administrative agencies …
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Foster Care and Education Q&A
May 11, 2017Learn MoreThis Q&A document addresses how recent changes to FERPA can help child welfare agencies gain access to school records.
- Report
The Proverbial “Permanent Record”
May 8, 2017Learn MoreThis paper examines where permanent record concerns point to issues that have yet to be addressed by policymakers, and it suggests mechanisms to clarify the de…
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Five Principles to Protect Student Privacy
May 8, 2017Learn MoreThis resource outlines five principles that the Parent Coalition for Student Privacy believes should be incorporated into any policy, law, or regulation pertai…
- News Article
Developing A First Amendment Framework For The Regulation Of Online Educational Data: Examining California’s Student Online Personal Information Protection Act
May 8, 2017Learn MoreThis article provides an overview of the California law "Student Online Personal Information Protection Act" (SOPIPA), discusses potential court challenges to …
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The Top 10: Student Privacy News (March-April 2017)
Apr 13, 2017Amelia VanceLearn MoreThe Future of Privacy Forum tracks student privacy news very closely, and shares relevant news stories with our newsletter subscribers.* Approximately every mo…
- News Article
The Ethics of Student Privacy: Building Trust for Ed Tech
Apr 6, 2017Learn MoreThis article analyzes the opportunities and risks of data driven education technologies (ed tech). It discusses the deployment of data technologies by educatio…
- Report
Student Data: Trust, Transparency and the Role of Consent
Apr 6, 2017Learn More"Student Data: Trust, Transparency and the Role of Consent" discusses how over the past decade, new technologies in schools have generated an “explosion of dat…
- News Article
Who Is Reading Whom Now: Privacy in Education from Books to MOOCs
Apr 6, 2017Learn More"Who Is Reading Whom Now: Privacy in Education from Books to MOOCs" discusses how education technologies, while presenting tremendous opportunities to make edu…
- Report
2015 Parent Survey: Beyond the Fear Factor
Apr 6, 2017Learn MoreFPF's 2015 parent survey investigates prevailing attitudes towards the emerging use of technology and data in education and children’s deepening online presenc…
- Report
Student Data and De-Identification: Understanding De-Identification of Education Records and Related Requirements of FERPA
Apr 6, 2017Learn MoreThis paper provides an overview of the different tools used to de-identify data to various degrees, based on the type of information involved, and the determin…
