A federal appeals court rules that there is no clearly established law barring school officials from discussing a student's sexual orientation with the student's parent. Read Full Post >
inBloom, the non-profit started with a hundred million dollar investment from the Gates Foundation, is planning to create a digital record which, barring catastrophe, truly could be a permanent record of every K12 student, from their first interaction with the schools to the last. The amount of information they are planning to collect is staggering. Here are the several hundred categories, which include academic records, attendance records, test results of all sorts, disciplinary incidents, special ed accommodations, and more. Read Full Post >
Louisiana Superintendent John White announced the state was no longer storing student data with inBloom, a non-profit group focused on personalized learning. Read Full Post >
The nonprofit organization hopes to create a vast personalized learning environment for every student through the aggregation of student and teacher data. Read Full Post >
Now, we see standardized test scores used to justify privatizing our schools. Over and over again our downtown administration starves neighborhood schools of resources and refuses to address the needs of our impoverished students. Then when these schools have low performing test scores, they are closed. Charter schools, which are private enterprises even when non-profit, are opened up to fill this void. Hence, in my career as a CPS teacher I've witnessed standardized testing used to sort, punish, and privatize. And I am saying enough is enough. Read Full Post >
New and recent books releases for K-12 educators tackle questions of student rights, social responsibility, and ethics both in and out of the classroom. Read Full Post >
A number of digital threats made in a small Ohio community following a high-profile rape investigation illustrate the complicated nature of school cyber security in the 21st century. Read Full Post >
School leaders in Delaware, Ohio, Washington and other states have taken steps to quell rumors of school violence posted on social media sites. Read Full Post >
The Federal Trade Commission finalized rules that specify the types of personal information that cannot be collected from children without parental notice and consent. Read Full Post >
A complaint filed with the FTC by the Center for Digital Democracy says SpongeBob Diner Dash collects children's personal information without parental consent. Read Full Post >
