Author: Patsy Crawford | Posted: 21. December 2011 23:37
The December 2, 2011 amendments to the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) regulations will make it easier for educational authorities to collect and more effectively use data to evaluate and improve early learning programs. The FERPA [More]
Author: Patsy Crawford | Posted: 7. December 2011 02:02
In a December 1, 2011 press release, the U.S. Department of Education (ED) announced the finalization of its regulations to protect student and family privacy rights while providing state and local education agencies the flexibility to share student data consistent with governmental objectives to improve education outcomes for students. The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) and [More]
Author: Patsy Crawford | Posted: 29. September 2011 21:06
On September 28, 2011 the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) published in the Federal Register (FR Vol. 76, No. 188) a proposed amendment to its regulation regarding parental consent to bill Medicaid under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). The proposed amendment would eliminate the requirement for a local education agency (LEA) to obtain parental consent “each time” [More]
Author: Patsy Crawford | Posted: 9. September 2011 01:01
On September 6, 2011 the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) announced its intent to amend its regulations to eliminate the requirement for a local education agency (LEA) to obtain parental consent “each time” the LEA seeks to access a student’s public insurance (Medicaid) benefits. [More]
Author: Patsy Crawford | Posted: 15. April 2011 20:04
The U.S. Department of Education proposes to amend FERPA regulations to improve access to SLDS data to facilitate a state's ability "to evaluate education programs, build upon what works and discard what does not, increase accountability and transparency, and contribute to a culture of innovation and continuous improvements in education." [More]
Author: Patsy Crawford | Posted: 8. April 2011 23:58
On April 7, 2011 the U.S. Department of Education (ED) issued a press release announcing its Notice of Public Rule Making (NPRM) outlining new initiatives to safeguard student information under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) while allowing states the flexibility to share school data as necessary to verify the effectiveness of government investments in education. ED secretary Arne Duncan said “Data should be shared with the right people for the right reasons. We need common-sense rules that strengthen privacy protections and allow for meaningful uses of data.”
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Author: Ryan Paiva | Posted: 29. July 2009 23:18
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) was enacted in 1996 and contains, among other things, provisions for maintaining the privacy of an individual's "protected health informaion." The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) was enacted in 1974 to protect the privacy of information maintained by a school district in a student's education records. [More]
Author: Ryan Paiva | Posted: 21. July 2009 00:23
The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) and its implementing rule establish the standards for protecting the privacy of personally identifiable student information maintained by the school district in the student's education records. [More]
