Tag: FERPA
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Rep. Rokita to Hold Hearing on Student Privacy Subcommittee will examine need to update FERPA for 21st century
WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Thursday, February 12 at 11:15 a.m., the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education will hold a hearing to explore the use of new technology in the classroom and examine the need to modernize the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA). The hearing, entitled “How Emerging Technology Affects Student…
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Department Releases New Guidance on Protecting Student Privacy While Using Online Educational Services
Here, from the Department of Education. An excerpt: The U.S. Department of Education’s Privacy Technical Assistance Center (PTAC) released new guidance today to help school systems and educators interpret and understand the major laws and best practices protecting student privacy while using online educational services. The guidance summarizes the major requirements of the Family Educational…
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Use of Data by School Districts
A good article regarding the evolving use of data by school districts. A quote: Now, the bulk of student data is housed in a consolidated student-information system that teachers can use to create assessments, score them, and get the results analyzed immediately, giving them the power to adjust their teaching based on what they’re seeing and…