2018 State Legislation Update: New Laws Reflect Value of Data
As Summer 2018 comes to an end, this year’s laws are affirming that data matters and is a critical tool…
Four Policy Priorities to Make Data Work for Students
Everyone who supports students should have the right data in the right format at the right time to make decisions…
Student Data Privacy Legislation: What Happened in 2015, and What Is Next?
The student data privacy bills introduced in 2015 reflect both continued and newly developing student data privacy conversations in states…
Student Data Principles
With voices at all levels of the education system—from parents to school administrators to state education chiefs—the Data Quality Campaign…
Key Elements for Strengthening State Laws and Policies Pertaining to Student Data Use, Privacy, and Security: Guidance for State Policymakers
Education Counsel has put together a document with guidance for state policymakers around safeguarding student data. It is primarily aimed…
A Stoplight for Student Data Use
This tool summarizes some of the main provisions of FERPA and identifies when students’ personally identifiable information may be securely…
Roadmap to Safeguarding Student Data
This brief provides specific, practical recommendations for SEAs as they prioritize the safeguarding of student data and continuously review and…
Getting the Facts Straight about Education Data: Common Core State Standards–Associated Assessment Consortia
Most states have voluntarily adopted the Common Core State Standards to serve as their education expectations. To consistently and transparently…
Student Data Collection, Access, and Storage: Separating Fact from Fiction
District and state data systems are constructed to ensure that individuals can access only the data that are appropriate for…
Student Data and Consent Policies: Avoiding Unintended Consequences
Schools use data for different purposes, which have different degrees of impact on a student’s educational experience: administrative, instructional, assessment…
State Student Data Privacy Legislation: What Happened in 2014, and What Is Next?
To address emerging concerns, new demands for student data, and increasing use of technology in classrooms, states introduced and passed…
Safeguarding Data: Federal Privacy Laws that Apply to Children and Education
This resource identifies federal policies that safeguard and protect the confidentiality of personal information. Although this list is not exhaustive,…
Privacy, Transparency
