TRANSPARENCY AND THE MARKETPLACE FOR STUDENT DATA

Just came across this press release this morning. FORDHAM LAW SCHOOL CENTER ON LAW AND INFORMATION POLICY (CLIP) STUDY REVEALS LACK OF TRANSPARENCY IN COMMERCIAL MARKETPLACE FOR SALE AND EXCHANGE OF STUDENT DATA Report Offers Policy Recommendations to Increase Transparency, … Continue reading →

The Big Congressional Data Grab Is Underway

This article is reposted here from Truth in American Education with permission from the author, Shane Vander Hart. 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 … Continue reading →

Student Data Exposed and For Sale

Two articles about student data recently came to my attention.  I thought I would share them here for those who are interested. Schoolzilla ‘File Configuration Error’ Exposes Data for More than 1.3M Students, Staff tells about a researcher discovering that … Continue reading →

Student Data: The Troubling New Currency | Part 2

This is the second part of a four part video series featuring Kirsten Lombard and Lynn Taylor with Mary Black moderating. The following information about this video is provided on YouTube: Student Data: The Troubling New Currency. No child’s data … Continue reading →