Student data privacy is extremely important. In addition to the information already listed in this section, there are other sources of information regarding student data privacy.
FERPA
The Federal Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) is a federal law that protects the privacy of student education records. The law applies to all schools that receive funds under an applicable program of the U.S. Department of Education. FERPA sets guidelines on what data the Maine DOE releases and how it does so.
US Department of Education resource called Protecting Student Privacy and also Student Privacy 101
The National Center for Educational Statistics has produced a white paper titled Forum Guide to Education Data Privacy (PDF)
Common Sense Education site on student data privacy
The Education Privacy Resource Center also called FERPA-Sherpa website also has a plethora of information on student data privacy.
More information can be found at the Electronic Code of Federal Regulations