Missouri Education Watchdog: Student Data Privacy Lawsuit Against DOEd. FERPA = Tracking from Cradle to Grave

Missouri Education Watchdog: Student Data Privacy Lawsuit Against DOEd. FERPA = Tracking from Cradle to Grave:

Student Data Privacy Lawsuit Against DOEd. FERPA = Tracking from Cradle to Grave

by stlgretchen

From Washington Post and Lawsuit charges Ed Department with violating student privacy rights:

The U.S. Education Department is being sued by a nonprofit organization for promoting regulations that are alleged to undercut student privacy and parental consent. The rules allow third parties, including private companies and foundations promoting school reform, to get access to private student information.

The Electronic Privacy Information Center has been fighting for the department over 2011 regulations involving the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, also known as FERPA,