The Use of Data Walls In Classrooms
Some teachers discovered that classroom data walls that tracks student progress on assessments are not the motivator for students they hoped they would be.
Tag: student data
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.
A Belated Win for Student Privacy
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.
The Big Congressional Data Grab Is Underway
Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) and U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) introduced the Foundations for Evidenced-Based Policymaking Act today which will create a national data clearinghouse that includes student data.
Who Is Surprised Hackers Are Targeting Schools?
With all of the student data mining and schools, districts and states storing those records electronically who is surprised by hackers targeting that data?
Protecting Student Privacy By Promoting Student Data Collection?
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.
Non-Profit Group To Receive California Student Data
A federal district court granted the request of the California Parents Association to receive all of the personal information and school records of public school students.
North Dakota Governor Gladly Sacrifices Student Privacy for Free Tech
North Dakota Governor Jack Dalrymple announced on Monday that students in his state would get access to free, FREE! cloud computing ala
School Data Breaches: A New Trend Coming to a Minnesota School Near You
Below is a guest op/ed by Anne Taylor a mom in Minnesota who is concerned about student data breaches in her local
West Virginia Board of Education Offers Resolution on Student Data
Yesterday the West Virginia Board of Education approved a resolution related to how student data will be handled in the state. Here