FAMILY EDUCATIONAL RIGHTS AND PRIVACY ACT (FERPA)
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Because of the growth of record keeping and the related privacy concerns, Congress enacted the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act in 1974 (“FERPA”). FERPA essentially establishes procedures and guidelines for parent and student access to student records, and further restricts third-party access to those records.
NYS Virtual Learning System
The purpose of the New York State Education Department's Virtual Learning System is to encourage the use of the Internet as a tool for teaching and learning and to assist classroom teachers in locating Internet resources for instruction.
http://www.hippocampus.org/
The goal of HippoCampus is to provide high-quality, multimedia content on general education subjects to high school and college students free of charge.
http://www.mathtrain.tv/
Mathtrain.TV is a free educational "kids teaching kids" project from Mr. Marcos & his students at Lincoln Middle School in Santa Monica, CA.