The U.S. Department of Education’s Privacy Technical Assistance Center (PTAC) has developed a collection of early childhood data privacy resources. Link to Resource List
Early Childhood Data Privacy resources
Tag Archives: Disclosure Avoidance
Data De-identification: An Overview of Basic Terms
This 2014 document is intended to assist early intervention service programs and providers and preschool special education programs and agencies in maintaining compliance with privacy and confidentiality requirements under IDEA and FERPA. It reviews the terminology used to describe data de-identification as well as related concepts and approaches; provides general best practice de-identification strategies for […]
FAQs Disclosure Avoidance
This 2012 FAQ document provides general guidance to state and local education agencies about protecting personally identifiable information in education records when publicly reporting student data. Published by: Privacy Technical Assistance Center (PTAC) Link to Document (PDF)
Best Practices for Access Controls and Disclosure Avoidance Techniques
This 2012 presentation provides an overview of best practices for data access controls and disclosure avoidance. Presented by: Privacy Technical Assistance Center (PTAC) Link to Presentation
Student Privacy Resources
This collection includes resources covering data topics such as Data Breach Response, Disclosure Avoidance, Security Best Practices, Data Governance, and more. Published by: Privacy Technical Assistance Center (PTAC) Link to Document (PDF)
Statistical Methods for Protecting Personally Identifiable Information in Aggregate Reporting
This 2010 technical brief provides guidance on how to protect personal information in a statewide longitudinal data system including information on the mitigation of disclosure risk. Published by: Statewide Longitudinal Data Systems (SDLS) State Support Team (SST) Link to Document (PDF)