The answer to addressing the problem of student data mining is not to make it more accessible, but to do less, preferably none at all.
The Status of the Big Student Data Grab in the States
The Data Quality Campaign released its annual report on how states are doing at accomplishing their policy agenda for student data collection.
Rhode Island Teacher May Lose Job Over Protecting Student Data
Shelley McDonald, a math teacher, says if she agreed to the terms of use, the company that owns the PARCC, Pearson, could sell personal student information.
The Hatch-Markey Amendment Does Nothing to Protect Privacy
The amendment co-sponsored by U.S. Senators Orrin Hatch (R-UT) & Ed Markey (D-MA) doesn’t actually protect privacy, but creates a committee to study it.
Alabama Governor Robert Bentley’s Awful Executive Order on Data Collection
Alabama Governor Robert Bentley issued an executive order related to student data collection that established the state’s longitudinal database system.
Parents Are Not Helpless
Laurie H. Rogers yesterday wrote a piece entitled “The Myth of the Helpless Parent,” she discussed how schools impress upon students “I can” statements, but that parents need to vocalize “we can” statements in light of schools that sometimes lack accountability and abuse our trust. We need to remember that we, as parents, are not […]