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The Educator’s Guide to Student Privacy
Mar 23, 2017Learn MoreThis guide is meant to help teachers utilize technology in the classroom while protecting their students’ privacy. We have downloaded a copy of FPF's resource …
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Integrated Data Systems and Student Privacy
Jan 16, 2017Learn MoreThis guidance document provides background information on what an Integrated Data System (IDS) is and why educational authorities may choose to participate in …
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Guidance on the Use of Financial Aid Information for Program Evaluation and Research
Jan 16, 2017Learn MoreThis document is intended to provide postsecondary educational institutions clarification on the conditions under which federal student financial aid informati…
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Recommendations for the Ed Tech Industry to Protect the Privacy of Student Data
Nov 1, 2016Kamala HarrisLearn MoreIn the information age, technology holds the potential to unlock countless new opportunities to educate students for the workforce of tomorrow. And while we wa…
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Student Data Privacy Legislation: A Summary of 2016 State Legislation
Sep 26, 2016Learn MoreStudent data privacy was a priority issue in state legislatures in 2016, though as expected, states passed fewer student data privacy bills into law than they …
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Infographic: How Data Empowers Parents
Aug 25, 2016Learn MoreWhen parents have the right information to make decisions, students excel. But often the only information parents receive about their child's education is thro…
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Model Terms of Service: Protecting Student Privacy While Using Online Educational Services
Mar 1, 2016Learn MoreThe Privacy Technical Assistance Center, working with the Department of Education’s Family Policy Compliance office, has developed a new checklist document tha…
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Responsibilities of Third-Party Service Providers under FERPA
Aug 3, 2015Learn MoreThis document was developed by PTAC to assist online educational services providers, vendors, and contractors in understanding the Family Educational Rights an…
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Checklist for Developing School District Privacy Programs
Aug 3, 2015Learn MoreThis document was developed as a companion piece to the video Developing a Privacy Program for your School District. The document provides an overview and rati…
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Identity Authentication Best Practices
Jul 1, 2015Learn MoreThis brief offers best practice recommendations for developing and implementing effective authentication processes to help ensure that only appropriate individ…
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Policies for Users of Student Data Checklist
Jul 1, 2015Learn MoreThis PTAC Document aims to assist schools and districts in crafting data use policies to ensure appropriate protection of students’ data. While it is not manda…
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Mapping Data Flows Checklist
Jul 1, 2015Learn MoreThis guidance document is intended to help educational agencies and institutions create visual “maps” of how their data flows in the data systems. Including ma…