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Understanding FERPA, CIPA and Other K–12 Student Data Privacy Laws

EdTech Magazine

To effectively address student data privacy, K–12 IT leaders need to understand the legal requirements. As districts shift operations to the cloud — and with bad actors increasingly targeting schools — IT teams need to ensure they are meeting both the letter and the spirit of the law.

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Protecting Student Data Privacy as a Guiding EdTech Principle

Lightspeed Systems

Student welfare, of course, is comprised of many elements, including teaching and learning, student mental health, student safety, and, importantly, student data privacy. Finally, Lightspeed Systems is a Student Data Privacy Consortium signatory, and has signed the Student Privacy Pledge.

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5 different ways IT directors handle student data privacy

eSchool News

Student data privacy is a hot-button issue. In the last five years, according to Amelia Vance, director of education privacy & policy counsel at the Future of Privacy Forum (FPF), over 600 bills on the topic have been introduced and 125 new laws have passed in about 40 states.

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Promethean Announces iKeepSafe Student Data Privacy Certification in the U.S. for ClassFlow Software

eSchool News

The certifications for FERPA, COPPA, and California (Student Privacy – CSPC) mean that ClassFlow has been assessed by iKeepSafe and meets iKeepSafe’s rigorous standards. federal and state privacy laws, helping to eliminate privacy concerns during remote, hybrid, or in-person teaching.

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CoSN Awards Data Security Honor to Texas K–12 District

EdTech Magazine

The TLE Seal is awarded to K–12 districts that meet the requirements within CoSN’s framework for protecting student data privacy. The Consortium for School Networking announced last month that Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District in Texas has earned the Trusted Learning Environment Seal.

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Introducing AI Chat for Securly Filter

Securly

Beyond its impact on academic integrity, AI use in schools also raises issues about student data privacy and digital citizenship. Instead, their focus is turning toward solutions to help them use AI in a responsible and ethical way, and teach their students to do the same.

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When Does Posting Photos of Students Become a Data Privacy Problem?

Edsurge

An Ethics Question The report authors also brought up concerns about innocuous photos of children posted on social media and family blogs ending up on pedophilia websites—the underlying concern being that innocent social media posts from schools could meet the same fate.

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