The U.S. Department of Education has found that the California Department of Education violated federal law by pressuring schools to hide information about students’ gender identity from parents, ...

The federal investigation into FERPA violations highlights the clash between parental rights and California’s efforts to protect LGBTQ+ students.

The Department of Education (ED) on Wednesday announced it has found the California Department of Education (CDE) in ...

In recent months, a drumbeat of criticism has sounded with respect to how colleges apply the federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, better known as Ferpa ...

Congress enacted the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, or Ferpa, in 1974 to safeguard the confidentiality of student “educational records.” But today ...

On December 19, 2019, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the U.S. Department of Education issued a "Joint Guidance on the Application of the Family ...

Early in my college teaching career, I received a call from a woman who was worried about her son, an advisee of mine. He was acting differently, she said, and might be into drugs. She wondered ...

One of the most prominent legal issues in the edtech space revolves around the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), a law passed in 1974 to protect the ...

Recent campus incidents have highlighted the importance of effective communication among administrators, faculty, and staff, as well as between campus representatives and students, families, and ...

FERPA consent to release allows a parent or authorized third party to contact the university on behalf of the student to discuss or request educational or financial records. Students establish consent ...