eSchool News

MARCH 21, 2025

Hagel of the Peninsula School District. The discussion will focus on ensuring AI enhances, rather than diminishes, human potential in education.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 12, 2018

That white noise you heard around student data privacy in 2018 is about to be replaced with thunder. Relative to the flurry of legislative activity seen in prior years, it was a somewhat measured year for student data privacy. Other states are expected to continue to refine and evolve their existing laws.

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Marketplace K-12

MAY 25, 2022

The consumer protection agency vowed to keep checks on an industry it said is "dominated by the commercial surveillance business model.". The post Federal Trade Commission Issues Warning to Ed-Tech Companies on Student Data Privacy appeared first on Market Brief.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

Students and parents may be able to interact with the data and evaluate its impact and also its limitations. Data, in other words, is valuable. Most critically, student data privacy remains in the hands of providers to protect it.

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EdTech Magazine

OCTOBER 1, 2019

Storage Wars: Choosing a Secure Student Data Solution. Legislators across all 50 states have introduced student data privacy laws. The move makes sense: As educators leverage the benefits of connected classroom technologies, student data is captured and used to personalize the experience.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

Last month, the nonprofit Center for Democracy and Technology (CDT) published a report arguing schools and districts should go the way of other industries and hire a Chief Privacy Officer to oversee their organization’s privacy policies and practices. It has to support and drive the creation of a privacy program,” Attai says. “It

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 25, 2021

There is likely to be no field or industry untouched by AI before long. Continuing on this trajectory, there is likely to be no field or industry untouched by AI before long. Moreover, since effective AI solutions require large amounts of information, maintaining student data privacy is an ongoing challenge.

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Edsurge

MAY 18, 2023

Though few companies go that far in avoiding data collection, the policy statement reflects an attitude to data that’s becoming more common in edtech, says Kevin Lewis, a data privacy officer for 1EdTech Consortium, a nonprofit industry association.

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Graphite Blog

JANUARY 12, 2016

Student-data-privacy laws take will take effect across the country in 2016, allowing for the most comprehensive industry-targeted student-data-privacy legislation in the country. An estimated 7.2

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 19, 2016

Student data privacy is quite a different topic from the headlines most people read concerning data breaches. Student data privacy concerns, specifically, center on the misuse of personally identifiable information, known by its acronym PII. Manage data with precision. Vet your vendors.

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Edsurge

MAY 17, 2023

Though few companies go that far in avoiding data collection, the policy statement reflects an attitude to data that’s becoming more common in edtech, says Kevin Lewis, a data privacy officer for 1EdTech Consortium, a nonprofit industry association.

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eSchool News

APRIL 22, 2015

National pledge outlines expectations to safeguard student data and privacy. Blackbaud has signed the Student Privacy Pledge created by the Future of Privacy Forum (FPF) and the Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA). Use data for authorized educational purposes only. •

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edWeb.net

AUGUST 12, 2021

Leichty recommends that education administrators have policies in place that are aligned with federal and state privacy protection regulations, and make sure that all third-party apps and services being used by the organization are complying with the regulations.

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Doug Levin

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

For over 40 years the Wyoming Department of Education (WDE) ran a program to support this vulnerable student population, but that has come to an end - in part because of student data privacy concerns. Tagged on: September 7, 2017 When can schools punish students for racist social media posts?

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Doug Levin

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

For over 40 years the Wyoming Department of Education (WDE) ran a program to support this vulnerable student population, but that has come to an end - in part because of student data privacy concerns. Tagged on: September 7, 2017 When can schools punish students for racist social media posts?

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Credit: Patrick Wall for The Hechinger Report Now, Louisiana is one of a few states seeking to combine its data sets in order to track students from preschool into college and careers. Until then, students’ post-high school employment outcomes remain a mystery. Do former CTE students find jobs in the industries they studied?

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EdNews Daily

JUNE 22, 2019

The content industry blew up and atomized into millions of pieces when it used to be consolidated into a few mammoth publishers that pushed out lines of books with an internal structure and consistency to learning that was all mapped out for schools. Inventory controls are minimal when it comes to digital curriculum for a very good reason.

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Doug Levin

MARCH 19, 2017

Tagged on: March 19, 2017 The Top 10: Student Privacy News (Feb-March 2017) | Future of Privacy Forum → If you care about student data privacy, worth the read and worth signing up for the email newsletter. It is a massive innovative market with supportive government policies and strong market demand.

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Doug Levin

APRIL 23, 2017

The pace of additions should be concerning to anyone who cares about personalized learning and/or student data privacy. Tagged on: April 18, 2017 He’s got access to your students’ info and is trying to decide what to do. This past two weeks also saw seven (7!) new additions to the K-12 Cyber Incident Map.

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eSchool News

MARCH 4, 2018

CoSN 2018 Exponential Change: Exponential Change: Developing Leadership in the 4th Industrial Revolution begins in earnest on March 13th. More than 130 sessions are available to attendees on topics relating to student data privacy, digital equity, future classroom learning, the role of AI in future learning, emerging technologies and more.

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Edsurge

APRIL 1, 2020

In response to academics’ concerns about the use of student data once Instructure went private, the company formed an advisory committee on student data privacy made partially of educators.

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Doug Levin

APRIL 23, 2017

The pace of additions should be concerning to anyone who cares about personalized learning and/or student data privacy. Tagged on: April 18, 2017 He’s got access to your students’ info and is trying to decide what to do. This past two weeks also saw seven (7!) new additions to the K-12 Cyber Incident Map.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

Others point out that mindfulness, which has its roots in Buddhist beliefs and practices, has ballooned into a billion-dollar industry that appropriates the traditions it bases itself upon. A company is not necessarily subject to student-data privacy laws merely because its product happens to be used in a school.

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MindShift

MARCH 24, 2015

Drafted with White House input, the bill joins a previous Senate proposal, plus much action on the state level , from regulators, and from industry and other sector leaders. But some student-privacy advocates are saying it doesn’t go far enough in restricting what private companies can do with student data.

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Gaggle Speaks

SEPTEMBER 30, 2015

There’s perhaps no other edtech topic discussed more these days than student data privacy. Because keeping your students’ data safe is important to everyone here at Gaggle, we decided that our next webcast should focus on what school leaders and edtech companies can do to protect student data.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 14, 2020

To provide enhanced visibility into student digital engagement and learning patterns, CatchOn , an expansive data analytics and application monitoring tool for K-12 schools, has launched an industry-leading student-level data module.

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edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

Many students, especially those in urban communities and majority-minority schools, already lacked the digital tools or programs necessary to perform in the classroom. Some schools have addressed the tech deficits by providing devices students can bring home, like Chromebooks and even personal smartphones.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 26, 2016

Universities used to handle student information in house, but now they work with so many providers that it’s hard to manage who has access to what, says James Litton, CEO and co-founder of Identity Automation , a software company that provides identity management solutions for a variety of industries. The FBI under J.

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Tom Murray

AUGUST 21, 2016

The Forum is led by Internet privacy experts and includes an advisory board comprised of leading figures from industry, academia, law and advocacy groups. Tackling issues of sensitive data, de-identification, big data, and ethics in use, this nonprofit is a thought leader in the student data privacy space.

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edWeb.net

OCTOBER 14, 2019

No matter what the subject, though, every publisher should be ready to share their student data privacy standards for their digital tools. Previously, about half of the students in the United States were in adoption states, but the number of pure adoption states has decreased.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Increased Productivity: Technological tools and software streamline tasks and boost efficiency in various industries. Some traditional jobs may be replaced by technology, impacting employment opportunities in certain industries. Privacy Concerns: The use of technology often involves collecting and storing student data.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 17, 2016

University of California, Berkeley students filed suit against Google for illegally scanning their emails. Pokemon Go launched its wildly popular location-based and data-hungry augmented reality game. And at least 14 states have passed student data privacy laws, so far. What are the privacy implications?

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edWeb.net

OCTOBER 25, 2018

Data can also show where programs may be contributing to student success and where the resources show minimal impact. Do you know if any of these applications violate student data privacy? Sometimes, even approved edtech tools may have an add-on that doesn’t follow your school’s privacy standards.

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edWeb.net

DECEMBER 11, 2019

Virtual cybersecurity competitions such as the National Cyber League challenge high school and college students to develop defensive and offensive cybersecurity plans similar to ones they would face in the workforce.

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Marketplace K-12

FEBRUARY 25, 2016

” One of the obvious questions about blockchain in the current education environment is whether it would become ensnared in the web of student-data-privacy concerns, which has tripped up many an ed-tech company and put K-12 district officials on edge. Opinion) Digital Badges Have Revolutionary Appeal.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 20, 2015

New brain science shows poor kids have smaller brains than affluent kids - The Washington Post The Art of Self-Directed Learning — John Holt GWS The ‘most powerful’ classroom innovation — by the $1 million teaching prize winner - The Washington Post Schooling an Industrial Proletariat : John Taylor Gatto Escaping the Education Caste System — John Holt (..)

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 24, 2018

And we’re filing stories that capture the essence of the edtech industry in 2018. But the edtech industry has hit some bumps along the way, wrestling with collateral concerns from the public spotlight over data privacy and security. The Most Important Skills for the 4th Industrial Revolution?

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