Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) today reintroduced the “Protecting Student Privacy Act”, legislation that would help safeguard the educational records of students in the digital world. The PreK-12 educational software and digital content market currently is worth more than $8 billion, with approximately 95 percent of school districts sending student records…
Category: Youth & Schools
School Districts Embrace Business Model of Data Collection: “Anything that can be counted or measured will be. “
Motoko Rich reports: MENOMONEE FALLS, Wis. — In this small suburb outside Milwaukee, no one in the Menomonee Falls School District escapes the rigorous demands of data. Custodians monitor dirt under bathroom sinks, while the high school cafeteria supervisor tracks parent and student surveys of lunchroom food preferences. Administrators record monthly tallies of student disciplinary…
UK: ‘Named person’ law opponents say it will infringe children’s right to privacy
Scottish Legal News reports: Critics of the proposed “named person” law have said it could result in children no longer being able to have confidential discussions with adults as it weakens the legal test for sharing such information. Clan Childlaw, which promotes the rights of young people, is to join a legal challenge to the…
Bipartisan student data privacy bill launched in House, praised on all sides
Eric Schulzke reports: In an era of NSA snooping, email hacking and rampant identity theft, the specter of poorly protected student data strewn throughout cyberspace and being sold to the highest bidder has caught the attention of privacy advocates and, now, policymakers. In a rare expression of bipartisanship, two congressmen last week introduced a bill…