FAQ: CCPA — Your Questions About California's Privacy Law Answered

What You Need To Know 3,000+ commercial EdTech vendors currently access student data under FERPA's school official exception — without individual parental consent 99% of US school districts use Google Workspace for Education or Microsoft 365 as their primary educational platform Clever (SSO platform): processes login and behavioral data from 25 million students across 100,000+ schools FERPA original: 1974. Last meaningful regulatory update: 2008. Current age of the law: 52 years — predating the personal computer Student data broker market: estimated at $8B+ (2023) — data originating from K-12 students is commercially traded, profiled, and monetized 7 Questions Answered 1. What is FERPA and what does it actually protect? FERPA (Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act) is a 1974 federal privacy law that grants parents — and students aged 18 and over — the right to inspect their educational records, request corrections to inaccuracies, and control the disclosure of those records to thir