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Utah Student Data Privacy Guidebook
Utah State Board of EducationThis guidebook is written with the assumption that most LEAs are somewhere between the basic and standardized levels with data governance, privacy, and securit…
Nothing to Hide: Tools for Talking (and Listening) About Data Privacy for Integrated Data Systems
Future of Privacy ForumThis toolkit provides IDS stakeholders with the necessary tools to support and lead privacy-sensitive, inclusive engagement efforts. A narrative step-by-step g…
The Educator’s Guide to Student Privacy
Future of Privacy Forum and ConnectSafelyThis guide is meant to help teachers utilize technology in the classroom while protecting their students’ privacy.
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FERPA: A Practical Guide
The University of Michigan: College of PharmacyThis presentation outlines definitions under FERPA pertaining to universities, protections of student privacy and data, and requirements for university officia…
Communication as Prevention to Tragedy: FERPA in a Society of School Violence
St. Louis University Journal of Health and LawThis Article clarifies what communications FERPA allows with respect to students who may harm themselves or others, and suggests an amendment to help administr…
Sharing Student Information with Police: Balancing Student Rights with School Safety
American Bar AssociationThis paper focuses on the body of laws (including FERPA) governing schools’ sharing of student information with police, an issue in both K-12 and higher educat…
Peer Grading and a Student’s Right to Privacy Under FERPA
Journal of Law and EducationThis article, Johnny Saw my Test Score, So I'm Suing My Teacher: Falvo v. Owasso Independent School District, Peer Grading, and a Student's Right to Privacy Un…
Balancing Law Student Privacy Interests and Progressive Pedagogy
Florida International UniversityThis Article analyzes claims over whether FERPA prohibits certain progressive law school academic support methodologies, using the text of the statute, the rel…
Stakeholder Engagement Toolkit: Traversing ‘Stakeholder Land’
National Center for Education StatisticsThis stakeholder engagement toolkit guides readers through “Stakeholder Land,” an imaginaryboard game that helps SEAs and LEAs develop a strategic approach tow…