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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.
- What We're Reading
FPF’s Education Privacy Newsletter – February 2020
Feb 27, 2020Anisha Reddy and Amelia VanceLearn MoreAs always, the team at the Future of Privacy Forum is keeping a close watch on a variety of proposals and policies affecting children’s privacy and data securi…
- 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…
- 1- or 2-pager
Third Party Contractor Requirements at a Glance: NY Education Law §2-d
Jan 29, 2020Learn MoreThis three-pager describes New York State Education Law §2-d's third party contractor requirements at a glance, including: who must comply what data is prote…
- 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…
- Advocate Perspectives
Mental Health Rights
Dec 2, 2019Kathy FlahertyLearn MoreI experienced my first mental health crisis when I was a student in college. I was depressed, anxious, and could barely leave my room to go to class. I would s…
- 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…
- FPF Perspectives
Florida’s School Safety Commission and the “School Safety Portal”
Oct 15, 2019Sara Collins and Amelia VanceLearn MoreToday and tomorrow, the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Public Safety Commission is meeting in Orlando, Florida to go over new draft findings and recommen…
- 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…