We believe that childhood should be a time of freedom: freedom to learn, to inquire, to explore, to grow. Yet our schools increasingly rely on technology that collects massive amounts of data on our children. Meanwhile we see every day that no data is safe from hacking, no matter how secure its holders claim it to be. Our children's privacy is an integral part of their freedom, and it is not something to be tossed away lightly.
Cyber-attack targets personal info of students and parents in Splendora ISD
SPLENDORA, Texas - Splendora ISD says a cyber-attack has compromised information of families within the district and could potentially give rise to threatening messages made directly to parents, students and staff. The school district said it was first notified of the ...
cameras to data-mine our children’s emotions in the classroom…
Does Emotive Computing Belong in the Classroom? Ron Spreeuwenberg, Jan 4, 2017 Blank stares on a student’s face in a classroom are not uncommon. But do they signal confusion, or mask a pupil’s boredom because he or she already knows ...
IES Audit Finds Problems With Screening for Contractors Using Student Data
By Sarah D. Sparks on March 23, 2017 The U.S. Department of Education's office of inspector general has released an audit sharply critiquing the Institute of Education Sciences' security screenings for federal education contractors. IES, the Education Department's research agency ...
‘Weapons Of Math Destruction’ Outlines Dangers Of Relying On Data Analytics
Heard on All Things Considered NPR's Kelly McEvers talks with data scientist Cathy O'Neil about her new book, Weapons of Math Destruction, which describes the dangers of relying on big data analytics to solve problems. KELLY MCEVERS, HOST: We are in a ...
The Parent Coalition for Student Privacy: a Fantastic Website
The Parent Coalition for Student Privacy was founded in July 2014 by Leonie Haimson of New York and Rachael Stickland of Colorado, two parent advocates who successfully led the battle to stop nine states from disclosing their personal student data ...
The Scary Thing You Don’t Know About ‘Free’ Scholarship Searches
How to Search for College Scholarships Safely Matt Krupnick/The Hechinger Report Privacy and college experts have this advice for scholarship seekers who want to avoid becoming a target for marketers: Set up a scholarship email address. Create a new email ...
The Top 10: Student Privacy News
February 2, 2017 | Amelia Vance The Future of Privacy Forum tracks student privacy news very closely, and shares relevant news stories with our newsletter subscribers.* Today, we are launching “The Top 10,” a monthly blog with our top student ...
Trump urged to overturn ban on federal collection of student data
PostsecData Collaborative Shares Data Policy Recommendations with Trump Administration Dec 15, 2016 This week, the Postsecondary Data Collaborative (PostsecData) submitted a letter to President-elect Donald J. Trump's transition team, offering an agenda to guide the incoming administration's efforts to support ...