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Data-Mining Faces New Privacy Rules
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Data-Mining Faces New Privacy Rules

The new policies aim to close loopholes that the Federal Trade Commission says too often allow websites and online services to gather personal information improperly from students. (February 6, 2013)

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This interactive map offers a quick way to examine State-by-State grades and summary data. The breakdown includes Chance for Success, K-12 Achievement and other indicators.
January 4, 2013 - Education Week
After millions of "get tough" suspensions and expulsions, educators nationwide look for ways to ensure safety and keep students in school.
January 4, 2013 - Quality Counts
But performance falls well short of several East Asian countries in math, science.
January 4, 2013 - Education Week
The common-core-test labs allow scientists to get inside students' heads and use what they learn to craft questions and tasks.
December 7, 2012 - Education Week
Big gaps exist across racial and ethnic groups and income levels, the first-of-its-kind report from "the nation’s report card" shows.
December 6, 2012 | Updated: December 12, 2012 - Education Week
The shift in priorities from putting hardware and software in place to figuring out how data are used by actual people is a theme highlighted in a recent Data Quality Campaign report.
December 4, 2012 - Education Week
For the first time, 47 states and the District of Columbia used a common yardstick to measure high school graduation rates.
December 4, 2012 - Education Week
Letter to the Editor
Student-Learning Data Are Crucial
December 3, 2012 - Education Week
Kindergarten teacher Brooke McCaffrey says that students' behaviors and body language can provide information that teachers can't always get from a spreadsheet.
November 7, 2012 - Teacher (Web)
Researchers found value-added estimates of teachers' impact on student scores can be biased if academic tracking isn’t considered.
October 23, 2012 - Education Week

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