Another perspective. Greg Stevens writes: InBloom could have revolutionized our national educational infrastructure. Instead, it’s been taken down by paranoia and misunderstanding, a move that’s stalled significant progress in the realm of edtech. The fall of inBloom is a sad tale about political activists latching onto conspiracy theories and using scare tactics to advance their…
Category: Youth & Schools
School Social Media Policy Sparks Mixed Feelings from Students and Parents
Kelly Gorrigan reports: Parents and students weighed in Thursday on a recent decision by Glendale school officials to continue monitoring students’ public social media posts this school year.Throughout last school year, the Hermosa Beach-based company Geo Listening sent Glendale Unified emails whenever students’ posts were related to bullying, suicide, vandalism or drug use, among other…
Idaho Board of Education votes to protect student data
Idaho Statesman staff report: The Idaho State Board of Education has approved a policy aimed at protecting public school students’ personal information and data. The policy, which covers public and charter schools, governs collecting, using and sharing student information. Read more on Idaho Statesman. For purposes of the policy, Personally Identifiable Information (PII) includes: a…
Parents present Letter of Complaint opposing processing of student data
Always interesting to read how parents in other countries are attempting to protect student privacy. This story is out of Malta: The Association of Parents of Children in Church Schools (APCCS) has presented a Letter of Complaint – signed by over 2000 parents and legal guardians of minors, currently attending educational institutions in Malta and…