AVID Training Practice Test

FERPA protects student education records and limits disclosure of information that can identify a student. If research data for a third party can be traced to a particular student, it counts as personally identifiable information. Sharing or using that data in research without proper safeguards or consent would violate FERPA. To use data for research lawfully, you would typically de-identify the data to meet FERPA standards (removing identifiers or using an expert determination) or share only a limited data set under a data use agreement, or obtain consent, or rely on another permissible exception. So a dataset that is easily traceable to a student should not be used for research disclosures without these protections.