Understanding FERPA Blocks

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Title: Understanding FERPA Blocks

Type: Infographic

Author: Quality Information Partners

Date Published: 2025

Summary: You may have heard postsecondary data outcomes users discuss a “FERPA block”—when student information does not appear in data released from sources such as the National Student Clearinghouse (NSC), making it difficult to calculate student-level data such as enrollment and persistence. But what does “FERPA block” actually mean, and why does it happen?

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