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EDUCAUSE Library Items for Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)
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Notice of Proposed Rule Making (NPRM) under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)
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April 8, 2011
The Education Department has released a Notice of Proposed Rule Making (NPRM) under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA). The proposed regulations would give states the flexibi…
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Many States Collect Graduates’ Employment Information, but Clearer Guidance on Student Privacy Requirements Is Needed
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September 27, 2010
Postsecondary education plays an important role in producing a skilled workforce able to compete in the global economy. Some stakeholders have suggested that collecting information on graduates…
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Family Educational Rights and Privacy; Final Rule
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December 10, 2008
The Education Department wanting to assure colleges about the student information they can release, recently announced new FERPA rules. The Edu…
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Joint Guidance on the Application of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) And the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) To Student Health Records
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December 4, 2008
The purpose of this guidance is to explain the relationship between the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) and the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPA…
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Report to the President on Issues Raised by the Virginia Tech Tragedy
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June 13, 2007
The President directed top officials at the Departments of Education, Justice, and Health and Human Services to participate in a federal review of the broad questions raised by the shooting trage…
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Letter to University of Wisconsin-River Falls re: Student Account Identifiers
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January 1, 2004
A letter outlining the FERPA rule on electronic IDs. The letter states that there is nothing wrong with schools releasing electronic IDs as long as (a) they're not derived from SSNs, and (b) …
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Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) - Final Regulations
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January 1, 2004
The U.S. Department of Education has published Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) regulations to provide schools with flexible standards for accepting "signed and dated written …

















