Data Privacy: We Will Not Waver

We want and fight for there to be laws banning the collection of biometric data without informed consent.  Actually, considering our data is our personal property, and data is currency, evidenced by the plethora of “free” platforms that profit greatly … Continue reading →

The State Student Privacy Report Card

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The Parent Coalition for Student Privacy and The Network for Public Education have released a report card on each state’s privacy laws.  The report is called The State Student Privacy Report Card: Grading the States on Protecting Student Data Privacy … Continue reading →

SEL: Love or Hate?

Rick Hess has written a recent post at EdWeek called SEL Is Easy to Love, Which Should Make Us Nervous.  Hess seems to be sitting the fence in trying to objectively presenting two sides of the issue while promoting SEL. … Continue reading →

Education News Scoop Jan.16, 2019

Hear Ye, Hear Ye! All (well, maybe just a wee bit) the news that’s fit to print… and even more that isn’t but is printed anyway. Of the articles I come across, some may be worth sharing even if I, … Continue reading →

#VetoFEPA Twitter Rally

I just received an email with the following information: Education Liberty Watch is sponsoring a #VetoFEPA Twitter Rally starting today at this link: http://patriotjournalist.com/takeaction/?v=1 If you have a Twitter account, please join us to tweet these 50 tweets asking President … Continue reading →

Sharenting: Violating Children’s Right to Privacy?

Maybe the bigger question to ask is do any of us have a right to privacy anymore?  If we do, why isn’t that right respected and protected? I just read an article from Forbes called Posting About Your Kids Online … Continue reading →

FBI: Data Collection and Unsecured Systems Could Pose Risks to Students

The complete text of a public service announcement released by the FBI on September 13, 2018 is provided below.  It raises a lot of questions for me and should raise a lot of concern on the part of parents, teachers, … Continue reading →

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 →

Telemedicine in the Schools: A Doc in the Box

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  Wednesday’s Politico Morning Education provided some information that caught my attention.  Here it is: USING TELEMEDICINE TO SCREEN FOR KIDS ‘ABOUT TO BLOW’: Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center President Tedd Mitchell shared glowing reviews of a telemedicine-based violence prevention … Continue reading →