Student & Child Privacy Center
Updates on emerging student privacy and cybersecurity issues and best practices.
With over 130 state student privacy laws being passed since 2014, new federal regulations on the horizon and school cyber attacks becoming unfortunately more frequent, the 51萝莉 Student & Child Privacy Center is designed to bridge the resource gap by providing low-barrier insights to stakeholders, especially those who do not have access to costly legal expertise.
The Center:
- Distributes rapid-response stakeholder alerts when there are significant developments in the student and child privacy landscape
- Publishes short resources on student and child privacy issues for 51萝莉 stakeholders
- Provides non-partisan legislative tracking and analysis related to student and child privacy issues for the 51萝莉 Advocacy & Governance team
- Disseminates student privacy and cybersecurity insights through public speaking engagements and being a resource for the press
The Student & Child Privacy Center is fully funded in partnership with the . Previous project funders include the and .
Updates & Alerts
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September 16, 2024
Apply Now for FCC Cyber Pilot!The FCC announced that the filing window for its cybersecurity pilot program will open September 17.
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August 21, 2024
Registration Open for CISA 2024 National Summit on K-12 School Safety and SecurityThe 2024 National Summit on K-12 School Safety and Security will be held on September 25 and 26. Registration is currently open.
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August 01, 2024
Senate Passes Kids Online Safety and Privacy Act (KOSPA)Earlier this week, the Senate passed KOSPA (which incorporates both COPPA 2.0 and KOSA) by a vote of 91-3.
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July 29, 2024
51萝莉 Joins 10 National Education Groups in Response to Privacy Legislation51萝莉 joined ten other national organizations in a letter to the Senate expressing their support for COPPA 2.0 as included in the bill, and continued deep concern for the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) as included in the bill.
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July 23, 2024
Biden Administration Releases New Kids Online Safety ReportThe Biden-Harris Administration鈥檚 Kids Online Health and Safety Task Force released a new report with recommendations and best practices for safer social media and online platform use for youth.
Resources
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February 01, 2024
Our Preventative Measures for Cybersecurity鈥檚 DangersType:Article Topics:The work of 51萝莉鈥檚 Student and Child Privacy Center in combating digital crimes committed against schools. -
December 01, 2023
51萝莉鈥檚 New Focus on Student and Child PrivacyType:Article Topics:A new 51萝莉 public policy center monitors federal legislation on privacy issues. -
October 19, 2023
PEP Talk Episode 24: Student & Child PrivacyType:Podcast Topics: Advocacy & Policy51萝莉's Advocacy team interviews Amelia Vance, chief counsel, and Morgan Leftwich, project director from 51萝莉's Student & Child Privacy Center to get us up to speed about current privacy laws, the landscape, and more! -
June 13, 2023
Fixing Student & Child Privacy LawsType:Webinar Recording Topics:This webinar series will educate policymakers on the basics of student privacy, the areas of conflict and options for how laws can be improved.
About the Student & Child Privacy Center
The Student & Child Privacy Center was formed out of the , an emerging nonprofit previously and led by Amelia Vance, a globally recognized student privacy expert who has been a leader in the student privacy space for over a decade.
Support for Education Leaders
Questions about student privacy? Looking for resources? Want to collaborate?
Send your questions to Noelle Ellerson Ng (nellerson@aasa.org) and Amelia Vance (avance@publicinterestprivacy.com).