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New Hampshire Bill Threatens Children’s Personal Privacy Rights

March 20, 2019 By Ann Marie Banfield

Ann Marie Banfield: The protections New Hampshire put in place to protect children’s privacy are at risk of being removed for testing vendors’ convenience.

Filed Under: Education at State Level, Privacy/SLDS Tagged With: 2019 Bills, New Hampshire, student data privacy, Student Privacy

How Well Does Your State Protect Student Privacy?

January 23, 2019 By Cheri Kiesecker

The Parent Coalition for Student Privacy released a comprehensive report card on each state’s privacy laws and it is an amazing tool.

Filed Under: Common Core State Standards Tagged With: education tech, Network for Public Education, Parent Coalition for Student Privacy, student data privacy

*Shocker* Education is the Worst Industry at Cybersecurity

December 19, 2018 By Shane Vander Hart

SecurityScorecard, a New York City-based IT security company, said that the education industry is the worst at cybersecurity compared to 17 major industries.

Filed Under: Privacy/SLDS Tagged With: cybersecurity, student data privacy

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

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

Whistleblower to Sue Oregon Department of Education

October 15, 2018 By Shane Vander Hart

The former CIO for the Oregon Department of Education says they suspended and moved to terminate her over her complaints about data privacy and security.

Filed Under: Education at State Level Tagged With: data security, Oregon, Oregon Department of Education, Oregon Public Broadcasting, Rob Manning, student data privacy, Susie Strangfield

​What Data Is Your Child’s School-Issued Google Drive Account Collecting?

August 30, 2018 By Shane Vander Hart

Students and staff in a Missouri school district learned that their district-issued Google Drive accounts have been collecting personal data without their knowledge.

Filed Under: Privacy/SLDS Tagged With: Cheri Kiesecker, Google Drive, Missouri, Missouri Education Watchdog, Springfield Public Schools, student data privacy

Google’s Takeover in the Classroom

March 9, 2018 By Shane Vander Hart

Shane Vander Hart: Education Week published an article this week about how Google has taken over the classroom over the last five years. This raises student data privacy concerns.

Filed Under: Privacy/SLDS Tagged With: education tech, Google, Google Chromebooks, student data privacy

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

FEPA Passes U.S. House By Voice Vote

November 16, 2017 By Shane Vander Hart

The Foundations of Evidence-Based Policymaking Act (FEPA) (H.R. 4174) passed the U.S. House of Representatives by a voice vote on Wednesday afternoon.

Filed Under: Privacy/SLDS Tagged With: Cheri Kiesecker, FEPA, H.R. 4174, Patty Murray, Paul Ryan, privacy, S. 2046, student data privacy, The Foundations of Evidence-Based Policymaking Act

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