July 31, 2023

Upcoming free national training opportunity

The Privacy Technical Assistance Center (part of the U.S. Department of Education’s Student Privacy Policy Office) will be offering a free three-day virtual webinar series on privacy and data security in August 2023. Register for each day individually to participate in this excellent opportunity!

Day 1: FERPA 101 and FERPA 201, August 16, 2023, 2-4pm ET covers the basics of FERPA, including scenarios faced by schools and districts.
Day 2: Data Security and Data Breach Incident Response, August 23, 2023, 2-4pm ET provides training on current data security best practices for education data systems and leads participants through a simulated data breach.
Day 3: Vetting Educational Technology and Transparency, August 30, 2023, 2-4pm ET explores the importance of and the means by which online educational technology can be assessed for privacy protections and general FERPA compliance, followed by highlights from PTAC’s research on transparency.

This post will expire on Tuesday October 31st, 2023 9:20am.