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A New Student Privacy Policy Office to Be Created for U.S. Department of Education

November 1, 2018 By Shane Vander Hart

Part of the revamping happening at the U.S. Department of Education will be the creation of a new Student Privacy Policy Office.

Filed Under: Federalized Education Tagged With: FERPA, FERPA rules, student data mining, student data privacy, U.S. Department of Education

Technocratic Corporatocracy Hijacks Public Schools for Profit

October 22, 2018 By Mary Byrne and Cheri Kiesecker

Mary Byrne and Cheri Kiesecker: Invisible analytics, profiling, sharing or selling of data collected without consent or knowledge makes every Internet user vulnerable.

Filed Under: Privacy/SLDS Tagged With: education tech, FERPA, Google, privacy, Student Privacy

Report Reveals a Lack of Transparency In Marketplace of Student Data

June 8, 2018 By truthinamed

A study from Fordham Law School’s Center on Law and Information Policy uncovered and documented an overall lack of transparency in the student information commercial marketplace and an absence of law to protect student information.

Filed Under: Privacy/SLDS Tagged With: FCRA, FERPA, Fordham Law School's Center on Law and Information Policy, student data marketplace, Student Privacy

Coalition Calls on Congress to Rewrite FERPA

April 17, 2018 By truthinamed

American Principles Project and individuals from more than 100 organizations including Education Liberty Watch and Eagle Forum called on Congress to rewrite the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA).

Filed Under: Privacy/SLDS Tagged With: American Principles Project, Eagle Forum, Education Liberty Watch, Emmett McGroarty, FERPA, U.S. House Education & the Workforce Committee

President Trump Calls for a Review of FERPA

March 14, 2018 By Shane Vander Hart

The White House announced that President Donald Trump’s school security plan also includes a review of FERPA to “determine if any changes or clarifications are needed to improve coordination between mental health and other healthcare professionals, school officials, and law enforcement personnel.”

Filed Under: Privacy/SLDS Tagged With: Donald Trump, FERPA, FERPA rules, HIPPA, mental health, school safety, White House

A Belated Win for Student Privacy

January 23, 2018 By Shane Vander Hart

The U.S. Department of Education recently found that the Agora Cyber Charter School in Pennsylvania did violate the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) almost five years after the complaint was made.

Filed Under: Privacy/SLDS Tagged With: Agora Cyber Charter School, FERPA, student data, student data privacy, Student Privacy, U.S. Department of Education

Protecting Student Privacy By Promoting Student Data Collection?

October 27, 2017 By Shane Vander Hart

Gates-funded Data Quality Campaign is going to Congress to weigh in on the Student Privacy Protection Act (H.R. 3157 – 114th Congress) to be reintroduced.

Filed Under: Privacy/SLDS Tagged With: Data Quality Campaign, FERPA, Morgan Polikoff, student data, student data privacy, Student Data Protection Act

Belittling Parents and Ignoring Evidence Won’t Work

June 7, 2017 By Jane Robbins

The Collaborative for Student Success belittling parents and ignoring well-founded research that supports their arguments is a poor method of persuasion.

Filed Under: Common Core State Standards Tagged With: Collaborative of Student Success, Common Core State Standards, Donald Trump, FERPA, James Milgram, NAEP, parents, Patriot Journalist Network, Sandra Stotsky

Report: School-Issued Devices Spying on Kids

May 25, 2017 By Shane Vander Hart

The Electronic Frontier Foundation after a two-year study found school devices are spying on kids who use them, and their parents are blissfully unaware.

Filed Under: Privacy/SLDS Tagged With: Electronic Frontier Foundation, FERPA, school devices, Student Privacy

Alabama Workforce-Data Bills Threaten Student, Family Privacy

February 21, 2017 By Eunie Smith

Parents and citizens are alarmed by bills currently moving through the Alabama legislature to create a massive warehouse of education and workforce data.

Filed Under: Privacy/SLDS Tagged With: 2017 Bills, Alabama, Alabama Legislature, data security, FERPA, HB 97, privacy, SB 153, student data mining

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