Simon Sharwood reports: The New South Wales (NSW) Information and Privacy Commission (IPC) has issued a direction to privacy officers across the state that they are to share some personal data with the private sector. The data will come from the Department of Attorney General & Justice’s files on young people who have committed an…
Category: Youth & Schools
Parent Opposition Slims Student Data Collection
Evelyn B. Stacey reports: After months of parent protests, Colorado’s Department of Education ended its contract with controversial technology organization inBloom in November, shortly after Jefferson County, Colorado’s school board cut ties with it for the same reason by a 7-1 vote. This makes New York the sole remaining state to continue its relationship with…
NJ: Monmouth legislator pushes student privacy bill as Common Core moves forward
Christopher Robbins reports: With large-scale education reforms underway, a Monmouth County Assemblyman looks for ways to protect grade-school students’ personal information. Assemblyman David Rible (R-Monmouth, Ocean) said in a Thursday press release that he has written legislation that would limit the disclosure of student data collected by education officials. Read more on NJ.com. The bill…
District to state: More transparency with FERPA
Parents nationwide are becoming more vocal about their concerns about student data being shared with vendors. In Wyoming, Corey Morris reports: The school board approved a resolution Monday regarding concerns with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA). The resolution, drafted by board member Stefanie Bell, will be submitted to the Wyoming School Board…