Josh James reports: A Senate bill passed on Thursday aims to keep students’ digital data out of the hands of companies that could misuse the information. Bill sponsor Sen. Jimmy Higdon told the chamber the General Assembly can’t afford to postpone action. “The fact of the matter is that right now in our country some…
Category: Youth & Schools
Wisconsin Assembly Education Committee passes bill to protect student data
The Associated Press reports that in a 6-5 vote, Wisconsin Assembly’s Education Committee has passed a bill designed to protect student data. Here’s what caught my eye: All four committee Democrats and Republican Rep. Steve Nass voted against passage, with the six other Republicans supporting it. Democrats voted against a bill to protect privacy? There’s…
UK: 13-year-old defies ‘big brother’ and refuses to be fingerprinted
Justin King reports: Since 2012, over 800,000 children have had their biometric data taken by the government in the United Kingdom via the school system. One 13-year-old girl is refusing to comply with the demands. […] A 13-year-old student at a school in Wales refused to submit to the data collection. Melody, whose last name…
Student Portal Work Gets Encryption-Level Security
Dian Schaffhauser reports: A non-profit organization that’s working to help school districts create student portals to allow for the integration and reporting of data for school-related purposes has teamed up with two technology companies to ensure that the student records under its management are securely maintained. Although the organization isn’t identified in a press statement…