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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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El Paso, Texas's ex-superintendent faces 42 months in prison for conspiring to boost students' scores on state tests.
October 16, 2012 - Education Week
An ambitious proposal from two economists attempts to create a "Consumer Reports" for educational technology.
October 16, 2012 - Education Week
There are reasons for the public to question school performance, but public opinion seems out of sync with good news on education, Malbert Smith III, Jason Turner, and Steve Lattanzio write.
October 9, 2012 - Education Week
A bill on Gov. Jerry Brown's desk would make California the first state to break out data on long-term English-learners.
September 18, 2012 - Education Week
Alfie Kohn writes that "our love affair with numbers" is causing us to focus on what is easiest to measure instead of what matters most in the classroom.
September 18, 2012 - Education Week
Roughly half of U.S. students are hopeful about their futures, while two-thirds are engaged in their learning and two-thirds have high well-being.
August 28, 2012 - Education Week
August 20, 2012 - Education Week
African-American students are suspended at more than three times the rate of their white peers, a nationwide analysis shows.
August 7, 2012 | Updated: September 27, 2012 - Education Week
The state education department launches a statewide investigation after three districts are implicated.
August 7, 2012 - Education Week
Value-added scores are important, but they don't tell the whole story of what's happening in the classroom, writes Aimee Rogstad Guidera.
August 6, 2012 - Education Week

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