Overviews:

• Video: Student Privacy 101:  FERPA for Parents and Students (2014)
• Video: The A-B-C’s of Student Directory Information 
• Video: School Volunteers and FERPA 
• Video: FERPA's Complaint Process Explained 
• Chart: FERPA Exceptions Summary - Standard | Protecting Student Privacy (2014)
• The Statute
• The Regulations
• A List of All Guidance Documents Issued by the Student Privacy Policy Office (SPPO) (2024)

Our Favorites:

• Student Privacy Policy Office Website
• Frequently Asked Questions 
• School Resource Officers, School Law Enforcement Units, and the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) (2019)
• Protecting Student Privacy While Using Online Educational Services: Model Terms of Service (2016)
• Guidance for Reasonable Methods and Written Agreements | Protecting Student Privacy (2015) 
• Protecting Student Privacy While Using Online Educational Services: Requirements and Best Practices (2014)

Guidance:

• Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act: Guidance for School Officials on Student Health Records (2023)

• An Eligible Student Guide to the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) (2023)

• FERPA/IDEA Crosswalk | Protecting Student Privacy (2022) 

• The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act Guidance on Sharing Information with Community-Based Organizations (2022) 

• A Parent Guide to the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) (2021)

• Joint Guidance on the Application of FERPA and HIPAA to Student Health Records (2019)

• Technical Assistance on Student Privacy for State and Local Educational Agencies When Administering College Admissions Examinations (2018)

• Guidance on the Use of Financial Aid Information for Program Evaluation and Research | Protecting Student Privacy (2017)

• Integrated Data Systems and Student Privacy (2017)

• Understanding the Confidentiality Requirements Applicable to IDEA Early Childhood Programs FAQ | Protecting Student Privacy (2016) 

• Joint Guidance on Data Matching to Facilitate WIOA Performance Reporting and Evaluation | Protecting Student Privacy (2016)

• Issue Brief: Data Governance and Stewardship | Protecting Student Privacy (2015)

• Early Childhood Regional Meeting Resource List | Protecting Student Privacy (2015)

• Responsibilities of Third-Party Service Providers under FERPA | Protecting Student Privacy (2015)

• Case Study #5: Minimizing PII Access | Protecting Student Privacy (2015) 

• Case Study # 4: PTAC Technical Assistance | Protecting Student Privacy (2015)

• Case Study # 3: Enforcement | Protecting Student Privacy (2015) 

• Case Study #2: Head Start Program | Protecting Student Privacy (2015)

• Case Study #1: High School Feedback Report | Protecting Student Privacy (2015) 

• Cloud Computing FAQ | Protecting Student Privacy (2015) 

• Uninterrupted Scholars Act Guidance | Protecting Student Privacy (2014) 

• Sharing Information: A Guide to the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act and Participation in Juvenile Justice Programs (1997)

Model Templates:

• FERPA Model Notification of Rights for Elementary & Secondary Schools | Protecting Student Privacy (2020)

• School Volunteer Brochure | Protecting Student Privacy (2016)

• Checklist: Mapping Data Flows | Protecting Student Privacy (2015)

• Checklist for Developing School District Privacy Programs (2015)

• Policies for Users of Student Data Checklist (2015) 

The Best Overview:

• Privacy and Student Data: An Overview of Federal Laws Impacting Student Information Collected Through Networked Technologies (2017, Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University)

For Practitioners:

• Student Data Privacy Toolkit (2023, CoSN)

• Student Privacy, Technology, and the FERPA Framework (2017, National Schools Boards Association Council of School Attorneys)

For the Geeks:

• 2008 Federal Register
• 2011 Federal Register

• Big Proctor: Online Proctoring Problems and How FERPA Can Promote Student Data Due Process (2023, Elana Zeide)

• Student Privacy in the New Title IX Sexual Misconduct Formal Complaint Process (2021, Lynn M. Daggett)

• The Myth of Student Medical Privacy (2020, Lynn M. Daggett)

• Education Technology and Student Privacy (2018, Elana Zeide)

• The Limits of Education Purpose Limitations (2017, Elana Zeide)

• Unpacking Student Privacy (2017, Elana Zeide)

• Student Privacy Principles for the Age of Big Data: Moving Beyond FERPA and FIPPs (2016, Elana Zeide)
• The Proverbial Permanent Record (2014, Elana Zeide)

• Book 'em?: Navigating Student Privacy, Disability, and Civil Rights and School Safety in the Context of School-Police Cooperation (2013, Lynn M. Daggett)

• In the Name of Watergate: Returning FERPA to Its Original Design (2011, Mary Margaret Penrose)

• FERPA in the Twenty-First Century: Failure to Effectively Regulate Privacy for All Students (2009, Lynn M. Daggett)

• Doing the Right Thing: Disability Discrimination and Readmission of Academically Dismissed Law Students (2006, Lynn M. Daggett)

• Recognizing Schools' Legitimate Educational Interests: Rethinking FERPA's Approach to the Confidentiality of Student Discipline and Classroom Records (2001, Lynn M. Daggett)

• Student Privacy and the Protection of Pupil Rights Act as Amended by No Child Left Behind  (Lynn M. Daggett)

• Bucking Up Buckley II: Using Civil Rights Claims to Enforce the Federal Student Records Statute (1997, Lynn M. Daggett)