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Data Breach Response Checklist
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DQC Home Page
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DQC Roadmap to Safeguarding Student Data
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Highlights the three focus areas—transparency, governance, and data protection procedures—that will allow states to reach these goals and provides a robust list of other resources from DQC and other organizations related to safeguarding data.
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Myth Busters: Getting the Facts Straight about Education Data
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The education data agenda is experiencing unprecedented backlash, including the propagation of data myths, especially regarding Common Core, FERPA, and vendors. This document dispels the most common myths with concise talking points and related resources.
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Privacy Technical Assistance Center (PTAC) Home Page
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PTAC provides timely information and updated guidance on privacy, confidentiality, and security practices through training materials and opportunities to receive direct assistance with privacy, security, and confidentiality of longitudinal data systems.
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Protecting Privacy in Connected Learning
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The Protecting Privacy in Connected Learning toolkit is an in-depth, step-by-step guide to navigating the Family Education Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) and Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) and related privacy issues.
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The toolkit is organized in the form of a decision tree and addresses FERPA and COPPA compliance issues as well as smart suggested practices that reach beyond compliance; it also includes definitions, checklists, examples, and key questions to ask.
Download here!
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Protecting Student Privacy While Using Online Educational Services: Model Terms of Service
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This document is a framework for evaluating online “Terms of Service” agreements. This document is designed to assist educators, schools, and districts in understanding how an online service or application may collect, use, and/or transmit user information. The guidance will assist users in deciding whether or not to sign-up for specific services.
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Protecting Student Privacy While Using Online Educational Services: Requirements and Best Practices
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This document will address privacy and security considerations relating to computer software, mobile applications (apps), and web-based tools provided by a third-party to a school or district that students and/or their parents access via the Internet and use as part of a school activity.
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Student Data Principles
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Transparency Best Practices for Schools and Districts
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Intended to assist elementary and secondary schools and local educational agencies in achieving greater transparency with respect to their data practices.
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Informs schools and districts of the basics of legal compliance.
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Encourages educational organizations as to go beyond the minimum notifications required under federal law.
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What is Student Data? (Infographic)
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What is Student Data? (Video)
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There are many types of data that support student learning—and they’re so much more than test scores. But individual data points don’t give the full picture needed to support the incredibly important education goals of parents, students, educators, and policymakers. See the types of data that can come together—under requirements like privacy and security—to form a full picture of student learning. When used effectively, data empowers everyone.
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Who Uses Student Data? (InfoGraphic)
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Who Uses Student Data? (Video)