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FERPA Exceptions: A Study in Studies
Aug 5, 2024Alexa MooneyLearn MoreThe Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, or FERPA, protects personally identifiable information from education records from unauthorized disclosure. The …
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Regulating State and Local Education Agencies
Sep 15, 2021Elijah ArmstrongLearn MoreIn March of 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic changed education in ways never before seen, as suddenly most students began taking remote classes exclusively. Even no…
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U.S. Department of Education Opens an Investigation into Pasco County’s Predictive Policing Program
Apr 19, 2021Anisha Reddy and Amelia VanceLearn MoreOn Friday, the U.S. Department of Education opened an investigation into the data-sharing practices between Florida’s Pasco County sheriff’s office and school …
Kit de Herramientas de Comunicación Sobre Privacidad Estudiantil: Para Escuelas y Distritos
Jan 20, 2021Jasmine Park, Juliana Cotto, Ann Waller Curtis, Carrie Klein, Anisha Reddy, Jim Siegl, Alexandra Sollberger, Jennifer Triplett, Amelia VanceLearn MoreIntroducciónEn todo el país, nuestro sistema educativo K-12 depende cada vez más de la recopilación de datos, la tecnología y las herramientas en línea para id…
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The Trouble With Pasco County’s Predictive Policing Program
Dec 18, 2020Anisha Reddy*Learn MoreIn late November, the Tampa Bay Times reported that a predictive policing system aimed at identifying students who may be “potential criminals” incorporates da…
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Education During a Pandemic: Principles for Student Data Privacy and Equity
Oct 27, 2020Learn MoreToday, twenty-five education, healthcare, disability rights, civil liberties, and data protection organizations released ten principles for student privacy and…
- FPF Perspectives
Advice Column: Assigning Students to Visit Websites
Jul 27, 2020Learn MoreGot questions about student privacy issues? The Future of Privacy Forum’s new advice column connects you with subject matter experts to answer your most pressi…
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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
Social (Media) Distancing: Online Learning During a Pandemic
Mar 31, 2020Anisha Reddy and Amelia VanceLearn MoreWhile the idea of hosting classes on social media may sound engaging, many social media tools were developed for general audiences, not students, and are there…
- FPF Perspectives
FAQs: Disclosing Student Health Information During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Mar 20, 2020Anisha Reddy and Amelia VanceLearn MoreOur new FAQs describe how K-12 and higher education administrators and educators can protect student privacy during the COVID-19 pandemic.
- 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…
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Digitizing the Directory: Student Privacy in an Evolving Landscape
Nov 26, 2019Austin KraftLearn MoreDuring my elementary school years, every September my school would send me a packet, clad in pastel paperback, containing the contact information of my classma…
