Data To Go… with Cream and Sugar

People think things are free when they get something in exchange for some personal data.  Maybe it is free, if you don’t value your privacy.  There is a youtube video that I hope will help people realize they should be … Continue reading →

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 →

Why Privacy Matters

A number of articles related to privacy, student privacy, data collection, and data mining are posted on this site.  If interested, you can do a search using the search box in the right hand column. The other day, a friend … Continue reading →

The endgame of corporate reform in public school education, Part 2: Social Emotional Learning (SEL) and the Federal Government

This article was originally posted on Seattle Education and re-posted here with permission from the author.  This is the second in a three part series by Dora Taylor. Editor’s Note: 2.12.2017 The Washington State House Education Committee will be taking an … Continue reading →

Weapons of Math Destruction

I was recently given a link to a video that caught my interest because of the title: Weapons of Math Destruction. The video features Cathy O’Neil, the author of Weapons of Math Destruction: How Big Data Increases Inequality and Threatens … Continue reading →