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Download full textPrivacy Technical Assistance Center, 2022
The Student Privacy Policy Office (SPPO) at the U.S. Department of Education (Department) performed a four-year review of a nationally representative sample of the websites of 1,504 local education agencies (LEAs) to identify whether and how these websites include information about student privacy. In each year of the study, SPPO reviewed a…
Descriptors: Educational Legislation, Privacy, Student Records, Parent Rights
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Direct linkZimmerle, Joanna C. – Computers in the Schools, 2021
In an effort to slow the spread of the highly infectious disease coronavirus (COVID-19), school districts around the world closed school buildings, thrusting educators into emergency remote teaching. Although many vendors were quick to release tutorial guides and free trials for their online learning resources, the growing concern over student…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, School Closing, Distance Education
Chang, Bo – American Association for Adult and Continuing Education, 2021
The purpose of this paper is to explore privacy issues in online learning. This study shows that there are direct legal-related privacy issues, such as students' personal data and grades protected by the FERPA, and students' right to protect their privacy in the context of a public website. There are also some privacy issues which occurred in much…
Descriptors: Privacy, Online Courses, Laws, Grades (Scholastic)
Privacy Technical Assistance Center, 2021
The Student Privacy Policy Office (SPPO) at the U.S. Department of Education is performing a four-year review of a sample of the websites of 1,504 local education agencies (LEAs) to identify whether and how these websites include information about student privacy. In each year of the study, SPPO is reviewing a nationally representative sample of…
Descriptors: School Districts, Web Sites, Privacy, Elementary Secondary Education
Privacy Technical Assistance Center, 2020
The Student Privacy Policy Office (SPPO) is performing a four-year review of a sample of the websites of 1,504 local education agencies (LEAs) to identify whether and how these websites include information about student privacy. In each year of the study, SPPO is reviewing a nationally representative sample of 376 LEA websites, focusing on whether…
Descriptors: Privacy, School Districts, Web Sites, Educational Legislation
Privacy Technical Assistance Center, 2020
The U.S. Department of Education's (Department's or ED's) Student Privacy Policy Office (SPPO) and its Privacy Technical Assistance Center (PTAC) are conducting a four-year review of the websites of 1,504 Local Education Agencies (LEAs) to identify whether and how these websites include information on student privacy. The review is part of ED's…
Descriptors: Privacy, Student Records, Information Security, Web Sites
Chang, Bo – Distance Education, 2021
This study explored student privacy issues in online learning environments. Vignettes are used to present the various privacy scenarios occurred in online learning environment. The study showed that there are direct legal ramifications of concern to students, as a result of sharing individual grades among group members and providing public…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Online Courses, Graduate Students, Student Rights
Marek, Michael W.; Skrabut, Stan – International Journal on E-Learning, 2017
Few scholarly publications have addressed in detail the question of student privacy when using social media for classroom educational activities. This study combined qualitative and conceptual methodologies to explore the implications of privacy law on learning activities, using the strict Family Educational Rights Privacy Act (FERPA) in the…
Descriptors: Privacy, Social Media, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education
Cheng, Diane – Institute for College Access & Success, 2012
By providing early, individualized estimates of college costs and financial aid, net price calculators can help prospective college students and their families look past often scary "sticker prices" and start figuring out which colleges they might be able to afford. These online tools, currently available on almost all college websites, can help…
Descriptors: Scholarships, Paying for College, College Bound Students, College Choice
