The New York Times reports on Common Sense Media’s call for the educational technology software industry “to develop national safeguards for the personal data collected about students from kindergarten through high school.” In a letter sent to 16 educational technology vendors, the advocacy group urged that student data be used “only for educational purposes and not for marketing products to children or their families.” Common Sense Media CEO James P. Steyer said, “We believe in the power of education technology, used wisely, to transform learning … But students should not have to surrender their privacy at the schoolhouse door.” Meanwhile, the Alabama Federation of Republican Women is criticizing an Alabama school board policy as a threat to student privacy. (Registration may be required to access this story.)
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