Jane Robbins: Individuals should be free to accomplish their own dreams by virtue of their unique characteristics. Impersonal algorithms should not block that chance.
Is Your Student’s School’s Website Mining Data?
The New York Times reports that information on school websites is not as safe as one would think. Most tracking scripts on school websites are benign, but not always.
Student Data For Sale
Natasha Singer in The New York Times wrote about how student data collected by the College Board through surveys connected with the SAT and PSAT.
238 Education Data Bills Hit State Capitols in 2018 So Far
Data Quality Campaign reports there are 238 bills related to education data in state legislatures this year so far, and less than a third (70) have anything to do with protecting student data privacy.
Gates and Zuckerberg Partner on New Ed Project, What Could Go Wrong?
Shane Vander Hart: The Associated Press reports that Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg will team up for an education initiative focused on kids who have trouble learning. What could possibly go wrong?
FEPA Gives Bureaucrats, Private Parties, Hackers A Data Gold Mine
Jane Robbins: We must understand what kinds of data reside in various agencies and ponder the possible consequences of sharing that data as contemplated by FEPA.
The Big Ed Tech’s Big “Sell” Is On
“Silicon Valley is going all out to own America’s school computer-and-software market, projected to reach $21 billion in sales by 2020.”
Beware, SAT Season is Here
Check your school district calendars for SAT administration dates if it is administered in your district and know what is not required in order to take it.
Five Reasons to Oppose NCES Participation in the Int’l Early Learning Study
Jane Robbins: We oppose a proposal by the National Center for Education Statistics to join OECD in conducting the International Early Learning Study (IELS).
Urgent! Comments Against Global Pre-K SEL Data Mining Needed!
Please submit comments before MIDNIGHT, MONDAY 2/13 opposing this latest global taxpayer funded psychological data mining scheme of our youngest children.
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