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Safe Schools, Information Sharing & FERPA
May 21, 2017Bernard JamesLearn MoreThis resource offers a guide to when information may be used in a way consistent with FERPA, and offers different hypothetical scenarios to illustrate what rel…
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FOIA vs. FERPA/Scalia vs. Posner
May 21, 2017Kristin KnottsLearn MoreThis article examines how authorities under the Freedom of Information Act relate to FERPA. Login required.
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FERPA and Access to Public Records
May 21, 2017Student Press Law CenterLearn MoreThis white paper outlines myths and facts with respect to the media's access to student data and other public records under FERPA.
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Model: How is Education Data Used? (Colorado)
May 15, 2017Learn MoreThis guidance helps guide parents, teachers, schools, districts and state leaders as they work together to improve student achievement so all children graduate…
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Attributes of Effective Data Products Checklist
May 14, 2017Learn MoreEffective data products—such as reports, dashboards, and data visualizations—provide appropriate, actionable information in useful ways that are designed to me…
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Model: Cultivating Trust in Video Observations
May 14, 2017Learn MoreThere is strong public urgency around protecting the privacy of teachers and students. Here is a collection of resources to help institute trustworthy policies…
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Workforce DQC Privacy and Security Principles
May 14, 2017Learn MoreWDQC's Privacy and Security Principles resource shows ways that data systems can protect individual privacy and promote informed decision making. They are inte…
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SafeGov Boston Parents Survey: Views on technology in the classroom from Boston’s parents
May 12, 2017Learn MoreThis survey of parents with school age children in Boston conducted between January 2015 and February 2015 shows that parents see many benefits from in school …
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Common Sense Media Parent Student Privacy Survey
May 12, 2017Learn MoreThis 2014 national survey from Common Sense Media and the Benenson Strategy Group shows American adults are concerned about how kids' personal data may be used…
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Hiding Behind Ivory Towers: Penalizing Schools That Improperly Invoke Student Privacy To Suppress Open Records Requests
May 12, 2017Rob SilverblattLearn MoreThis article suggests the status quo gives institutions strong incentives to unlawfully deny open records requests through reliance on FERPA. Indeed, it makes …
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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.
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Privacy Evaluation Questions
May 10, 2017Learn MoreThe Qualitative questions are part of the questions used to drive the Common Sense District Privacy Evaluation Initiative. These qualitative questions can be u…