USDoE’s Digital Promise and Facebook team up for student databadges and Gates funded DQC group is lobbying Congress to weaken FERPA, again.

The following article was originally posted on the Missouri Education Watchdog.  It is reposted here with permission from the author, Cheri Kiesecker. Trick or treat Two-fer today. The Data Quality Campaign, funded by Bill Gates is lobbying Congress to further weaken … Continue reading →

Parents Need to Know About Student Data Privacy

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This article was written in 2012.  It does not address the various ways student data is being collected. Trusting Parents When enrolling or filling out forms during the school year, parents give schools personal information about themselves and their child. … Continue reading →