The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) primarily protects what type of data?

The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) is designed specifically to protect the privacy of student education records. It establishes guidelines for the management of student data held by educational institutions, including information about students' academic performance, disciplinary records, and personally identifiable information. Under FERPA, schools must obtain consent from parents or eligible students before disclosing personally identifiable information from educational records.

The focus of FERPA is primarily on student data, ensuring that educational institutions handle this information responsibly and maintain confidentiality. Therefore, the answer that indicates the protection of student data in educational institutions accurately reflects the intent and scope of FERPA.