Curious or maybe even concerned about how secure the information your school is holding about your child is? The Student Privacy Compass website, formerly known as FERPA Sherpa, is an excellent resource for student data privacy information. The site publishes a report called the State Student Privacy Report Card authored by the Parent Coalition for Student Privacy and The Network for Public Education. The Student Privacy Compass website also provides detailed information concerning state student data privacy laws on a per-state basis. New York, California, Virginia and Texas are four states who have taken the lead in protecting the privacy of student data.