The author of this paper contends that, since the inception of the Family Privacy Act of 1974, basic educational research has become stifled by the law, and by the policies and procedures enforced by public schools. He defines basic research as that which attempts to discover the underlying principles governing fact or truth in learning or human…

Information Technology (IT) personnel in higher education requirement at Mary Washington College, Virginia. The goal of the creativity, promote freedom of speech, support research and investigation, and provide information access globally, while demonstrating proper use and protection of the data of which they are in charge. This paper addresses…