Student & Child Privacy Center
Updates on emerging student privacy and cybersecurity issues and best practices.
With over 130 state student privacy laws being passed since 2014, new federal regulations on the horizon and school cyber attacks becoming unfortunately more frequent, the AASA Student & Child Privacy Center is designed to bridge the resource gap by providing low-barrier insights to stakeholders, especially those who do not have access to costly legal expertise.
The Center:
- Distributes rapid-response stakeholder alerts when there are significant developments in the student and child privacy landscape
- Publishes short resources on student and child privacy issues for AASA stakeholders
- Provides technical assistance in the new Data Integration Support Center through our partnership with WestEd
- Provides non-partisan legislative tracking and analysis related to student and child privacy issues for the AASA Advocacy & Governance team
- Disseminates student privacy and cybersecurity insights through public speaking engagements and being a resource for the press
The Student & Child Privacy Center is fully funded through partnerships with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and WestEd.
Updates & Alerts
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May 25, 2023
A Wild 48 Hours for Federal Student PrivacyThis text is an excerpt from a longer blog post from the Student & Child Privacy Center and Public Interest Privacy Center.
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April 28, 2023
Student Data and Privacy Testimony at Congressional HearingAmelia Vance, director of AASA’s Student and Child Privacy Center, testified before the Subcommittee on Innovation, Data, and Commerce of the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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April 19, 2023
AASA Responds to Senate Request for Information About Education Sciences Reform ActAASA sent a letter, joint between its advocacy team and the Student and Child Privacy Center, providing information about improving federal education research.
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April 13, 2023
ED Issues Two New Guidance Docs on FERPAThe U.S. Department of Education’s Student Privacy Policy Office issued two guidance documents to school officials to remind them of their obligations to protect student privacy under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA).
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March 31, 2023
Recap of the Parents Bill of Rights - Part TwoWe're got a recap of the Parents Bill of Rights. This is Part Two
Resources
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December 01, 2023
AASA’s New Focus on Student and Child PrivacyType:Article Topics:A new AASA public policy center monitors federal legislation on privacy issues. -
October 19, 2023
PEP Talk Episode 24: Student & Child PrivacyType:Podcast Topics: Advocacy & Policy, School Safety & CybersecurityAASA's Advocacy team interviews Amelia Vance, chief counsel, and Morgan Leftwich, project director from AASA's Student & Child Privacy Center to get us up to speed about current privacy laws, the landscape, and more! -
June 13, 2023
Fixing Student & Child Privacy LawsType:Webinar Recording Topics:This webinar series will educate policymakers on the basics of student privacy, the areas of conflict and options for how laws can be improved.
Meet the Team
The Student & Child Privacy Center is staffed through the newly formed Public Interest Privacy Center, an emerging nonprofit being incubated at AASA and led by Amelia Vance, a globally recognized student privacy expert who has been a leader in the student privacy space for over a decade.
Support for Education Leaders
Questions about student privacy? Looking for resources? Want to collaborate?
Send your questions to Amelia Vance at avance@aasa.org.