Basic Concepts and Definitions for Privacy and Confidentiality in Student Education Records

Title:	Basic Concepts and Definitions for Privacy and Confidentiality in Student Education Records
Description:	This Technical Brief discusses basic concepts and definitions that establish a common set of terms related to the protection of personally identifiable information, especially in education records in the Statewide Longitudinal Data Systems (SLDS). This Brief also outlines a privacy framework that is tied to Fair Information Practice Principles that have been promulgated in both the United States and international privacy work.
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Cover Date:	November 2010
Web Release:	November 23, 2010
Publication #:	NCES 2011601
Center/Program:	NCES
Authors:	Marilyn Seastrom
Type of Product:	Technical/Methodological Report
Survey/Program Areas:	Statewide Longitudinal Data Systems Grant Program (SLDS)
Keywords:	Privacy States • state data systems Students • education records
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