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Student Data Privacy: What’s Your Obligation?

Tom Murray

However, the misuse and breach of digital student information has brought data privacy to the forefront. In 2014, I was asked to testify before Congress, in front of the U.S. – Student Data Principles. – CoSN’s Protecting Privacy Toolkit. – Student Privacy Pledge.

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6 things schools can do to ensure student data privacy

eSchool News

Student data privacy is quite a different topic from the headlines most people read concerning data breaches. Student data privacy concerns, specifically, center on the misuse of personally identifiable information, known by its acronym PII. Manage data with precision. Vet your vendors.

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States bet big on career education, but struggle to show it works

The Hechinger Report

“You can’t see that in most places,” said Daniel Kreisman, an economics professor at Georgia State University who helped launch an effort to inform CTE policymakers by compiling data and producing research. Without that, they’re making decisions in the dark.” Louisiana bet big on career education.

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Report: More states are taking steps to protect student privacy

eSchool News

Most of the states that passed new student data privacy laws in 2016 had already passed a student data privacy law, a sign that states continue to refine laws to ensure they protect student information while allowing educators to use data in service of student learning.

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Who is keeping student data safe in the era of digital learning?

The Hechinger Report

Was their children’s private data going to be safe even outside the district’s hands? Baltimore County has become a leader in student data privacy and security, and is one of only 13 districts in the nation to earn a Trusted Learning Environment seal from CoSN, the membership group representing the nation’s K-12 school technology leaders.

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What It’s Like Navigating the Strictest Student Privacy Law in the Country

Edsurge

According to a student data privacy law passed there a few years ago, anyone who collects or shares students’ personally identifiable information (or PII, as the shorthand goes) can be punished by up to six months in prison or $10,000 in fines. After all, they ask themselves, what’s the worst that could happen?

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Be Privacy Aware, Not Privacy Scared

Graphite Blog

With that in mind, I wanted to share with you what's coming in the new year to help you take on the issue of privacy. Since 2014, we've been working with a group of school districts around the country to develop a standard for evaluating edtech, specifically around safety, compliance, privacy, and data security.