Delaware Event: Forum on Student Data Mining
The Delaware Education Reform Coalition asked us to let our readers know about an upcoming public event they are holding next week. They are holding their second public event, this one is focused on...
View ArticleStudy Finds Large Gaps in Student Data Privacy Protection By Districts Using...
A big tip of the hat goes to Anne Gassel of Missouri Education Watchdog for finding this and sending the info below to our band of happy #stopcommoncore warriors. Fordham Law School released a report...
View ArticleNY Assembly Democrats Call for DOE to Suspend Plan for Student Data Sharing
Last week New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and the New York Assembly Education Chair Catherine Nolan released a letter to New York State Education Commissioner John King that expresses concerns...
View ArticleLouisiana Mom Testifies Against Data Collection During State Senate Hearing
Sara Wood, a mom in Louisiana, gave testimony before during a hearing on SB 449 before the Louisiana Senate Education Committee on March 19th. This bill will likely be up for a vote on Wednesday and...
View ArticleIn Colorado Parents Are Denied Access to Their Student’s Data
Similar to what John Eppolito experienced in Nevada, parents in Colorado are having a difficult time accessing their own student’s data, but 3rd party entities don’t seem to have trouble getting...
View ArticleVitter’s Student Data Privacy Bill Gains Grassroots Support
U.S. Senator David Vitter (R-LA) introduced the “Student Privacy Protection Act,” a bill that addresses problems with FERPA and would amend the General Education Provisions Act to strengthen student...
View ArticleIt’s My PII
In December 2011, President Obama signed an Executive Order amending The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), dramatically expanding disclosure exceptions and authorizing increased...
View ArticleDelaware Event: Forum on Student Data Mining
The Delaware Education Reform Coalition asked us to let our readers know about an upcoming public event they are holding next week. They are holding their second public event, this one is focused on...
View ArticleStudy Finds Large Gaps in Student Data Privacy Protection By Districts Using...
A big tip of the hat goes to Anne Gassel of Missouri Education Watchdog for finding this and sending the info below to our band of happy #stopcommoncore warriors. Fordham Law School released a report...
View ArticleNY Assembly Democrats Call for DOE to Suspend Plan for Student Data Sharing
Last week New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and the New York Assembly Education Chair Catherine Nolan released a letter to New York State Education Commissioner John King that expresses concerns...
View ArticleLouisiana Mom Testifies Against Data Collection During State Senate Hearing
Sara Wood, a mom in Louisiana, gave testimony before during a hearing on SB 449 before the Louisiana Senate Education Committee on March 19th. This bill will likely be up for a vote on Wednesday and...
View ArticleIn Colorado Parents Are Denied Access to Their Student’s Data
Similar to what John Eppolito experienced in Nevada, parents in Colorado are having a difficult time accessing their own student’s data, but 3rd party entities don’t seem to have trouble getting...
View ArticleVitter’s Student Data Privacy Bill Gains Grassroots Support
U.S. Senator David Vitter (R-LA) introduced the “Student Privacy Protection Act,” a bill that addresses problems with FERPA and would amend the General Education Provisions Act to strengthen student...
View ArticleIt’s My PII
In December 2011, President Obama signed an Executive Order amending The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), dramatically expanding disclosure exceptions and authorizing increased...
View ArticleWearable Tech in Schools
Google Glass, an augmented reality device and wearable computer, received complaints about privacy. Photo credit: Dan Levielle Education Dive published a brief last week entitled “Now is the time to...
View ArticleUrgent! Comments Against Global Pre-K SEL Data Mining Needed!
Photo credit: Woodley Wonder Works (CC-By-2.0) Please submit comments before MIDNIGHT, MONDAY 2/13 opposing this latest global taxpayer funded psychological data mining scheme of our youngest children...
View ArticleAlabama Workforce-Data Bills Threaten Student, Family Privacy
Photo credit: Jim Bowen (CC-By-2.0) What with manipulation of currency and theft of jobs, China is held in fairly low repute, especially down South. But some Alabama legislators seem enamored of at...
View Article(Video) Student Data: The Troubling New Currency
This video is the second video in a series launched by FreedomProject Media. They record a roundtable with two activists that I’m certain most of our readers are familiar: Lynne Taylor from North...
View ArticleParents, Here’s a Resource to Help You Protect Your Student’s Privacy
Photo credit: Bartmoni (CC-By-SA 3.0) Even parents who understand some of the threats to their school-age children’s privacy may not know how serious the situation really is, especially in the...
View ArticleIn Colorado Parents Are Denied Access to Their Student’s Data
Similar to what John Eppolito experienced in Nevada, parents in Colorado are having a difficult time accessing their own student’s data, but 3rd party entities don’t seem to have trouble getting...
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