The Purpose of PTAC The U.S. Department of Education established
the Privacy Technical Assistance Center (PTAC) as a “one-stop”
resource for education stakeholders to learn about data privacy,
confidentiality, and security practices related to student-level
longitudinal data systems. PTAC provides timely information and
updated guidance on privacy, confidentiality, and security
practices through a variety of resources, including training
materials and opportunities to receive direct assistance with
privacy, security, and confidentiality of longitudinal data
systems. MORE PTAC has deployed the following videos to help
inform the education community about the requirements of the
Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA). Each of these
videos is approximately 30 minutes long, and is intended as
basic training for education officials, teachers, and staff at
state and local education agencies and institutions.