News and Updates

July 31, 2024, 2-3pm ET: Cyber Summer School: Top Tips for Teachers. This webinar provides basic tips to help teachers and school staff increase cybersecurity readiness, cyber-awareness, and to recognize and defeat cyber threats and protect the privacy of students and other school staff. Our new printable infographic, Top 10 Cybersecurity Tips for Teachers, highlights some of these best practices that will be discussed in this webinar. 

In August 2024, SPPO will host a three-day National Summer Webinar Series. See event details and registration information below. 

• Day 1: FERPA 101 and Data Security Best Practices, August 14, 2024, 2-4pm ET covers the basics of FERPA and provides training on current data security best practices for education data systems.
• Day 2: FERPA 201 and Transparency, August 21, 2024, 2-4pm ET dives into scenarios faced by schools and districts and highlights PTAC’s research on transparency.
• Day 3: Incident Response and Vetting Educational Technology, August 28, 2024, 2-4pm ET leads participants through a simulated data breach and explores how to assess online educational technology for privacy protections and general FERPA compliance.