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A Call for the NH Attorney General to Investigate Student Data Mining

November 30, 2018 By Ann Marie Banfield

The Attorney General should call a halt to educational data mining activities, and force compliance with all privacy laws for the protection of our children in New Hampshire.

Filed Under: Education at State Level, Privacy/SLDS Tagged With: Chris Sununu, data mining, Gordon MacDonald, New Hampshire, student data privacy

What Data Are Colleges Collecting on Our Kids?

August 17, 2018 By Jane Robbins

Jane Robbins: Individuals should be free to accomplish their own dreams by virtue of their unique characteristics. Impersonal algorithms should not block that chance.

Filed Under: Privacy/SLDS Tagged With: behavioral engagement, Brad Shear, Capture, College Admissions, data mining, online surveillence, online tracking, Student Privacy, Technolutions

Is Your Student’s School’s Website Mining Data?

August 6, 2018 By Shane Vander Hart

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.

Filed Under: Privacy/SLDS Tagged With: data mining, data privacy, school websites

Student Data For Sale

July 31, 2018 By Shane Vander Hart

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.

Filed Under: Privacy/SLDS Tagged With: ACT, College Board, data mining, SAT, Student Privacy

238 Education Data Bills Hit State Capitols in 2018 So Far

May 10, 2018 By Shane Vander Hart

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.

Filed Under: Privacy/SLDS Tagged With: 2018 Bills, AB 2192, Arizona, California, data mining, data privacy, education data, HB 1314, HB 2651, HB 405, indiana, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Mississippi, New Jersey, S. 40, SB 107, SB 1224, SB 1411, student data, Tennessee

Gates and Zuckerberg Partner on New Ed Project, What Could Go Wrong?

May 9, 2018 By Shane Vander Hart

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?

Filed Under: Education Reform Tagged With: Associated Press, Bill Gates, data mining, education research, education tech, Mark Zuckerberg, Pearson

FEPA Gives Bureaucrats, Private Parties, Hackers A Data Gold Mine

November 28, 2017 By Jane Robbins

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.

Filed Under: Privacy/SLDS Tagged With: data mining, FAFSA, FEPA, HR 4174, S. 2046, The Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act, U.S. Department of Education

The Big Ed Tech’s Big “Sell” Is On

November 6, 2017 By Denis Ian

“Silicon Valley is going all out to own America’s school computer-and-software market, projected to reach $21 billion in sales by 2020.”

Filed Under: Education Reform Tagged With: data mining, education tech, Silicon Valley

Beware, SAT Season is Here

March 7, 2017 By J.R. Wilson

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.

Filed Under: Privacy Invasion/Data Mining Tagged With: ACT, College Board, data collection, data mining, Parent Coalition for Student Privacy, SAT, Student Privacy

Five Reasons to Oppose NCES Participation in the Int’l Early Learning Study

February 13, 2017 By Jane Robbins

Jane Robbins: We oppose a proposal by the National Center for Education Statistics to join OECD in conducting the International Early Learning Study (IELS).

Filed Under: Privacy Invasion/Data Mining Tagged With: American Principles Project, data mining, Federal Register, International Early Learning Study, National Center for Education Statistics, Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development

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