FERPA gives parents certain rights with respect to their children's education records. These rights transfer to the student when he or she reaches the age of 18 or attends a school beyond the high ...

Earlier this month, the U.S. Department of Education sent a letter to every college and university president with the goal of continuing its efforts to curb voting among college students. This latest ...

While Harvard has refused to bow down, legal experts highlight how the lawsuit having “nothing to do with protecting the civil rights of any student.” The Feb. 13 ...

LIVE AT 10 P.M. THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION SAYS CALIFORNIA VIOLATED THE FAMILY EDUCATIONAL RIGHTS AND PRIVACY ACT. THANK YOU FOR JOINING US AT TEN. I’M CECIL HANNIBAL. THE SO-CALLED ACT IS A ...

We sent this email at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2026, to CU Boulder faculty, staff and temporary employees. Dear faculty and staff, Student data privacy is everyone ...

Note: A printable (.pdf) version of this guide is available here. The Family Educational and Privacy Rights Act of 1974 (“FERPA”) is the federal law that protects ...

EXTRADITION TO MISSOURI. ALSO BREAKING NEWS. MULTIPLE KANSAS SCHOOLS ARE UNDER INVESTIGATION FOR ALLEGED TITLE NINE VIOLATIONS. THE SCHOOLS UNDER INVESTIGATION INCLUDE TOPEKA PUBLIC SCHOOLS. SHAWNEE ...

Student Records Privacy Policy and Notification of Rights under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) This policy applies to all students in ...

In 2025, schools are sitting on more data than ever before. Student records, attendance, health information, behavioral logs, and digital footprints generated by edtech tools have turned K-12 ...

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This fact check originally appeared on PolitiFact. After the Department of Government Efficiency gained access to student loan databases, some social media posts promoted a federal privacy law as the ...