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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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Learn about successful district efforts in data-driven reform, how to put data into practice, and discover new tools used to predict student outcomes.

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July 17, 2012 - Education Week
Averages on international assessments are at odds with the gender gaps seen between American girls and boys in science and math.
July 13, 2012 - Education Week
A language arts teacher shares how he overcame his anxiety about having students work in groups.
May 30, 2012 - Teacher
Teachers should be involved in the design of the data systems they will use, Brad Phillips and Jay Pfeiffer write.
May 22, 2012 - Education Week
The National Center for Education Statistics is rechecking data on about 5,000 high schools after faulty information from the federal agency led to erroneous rankings for the high schools on U.S. News & World Report's "Best High Schools" list.
May 16, 2012 - Education Week
April 16, 2012 - Education Week
Brain research shows that ranking teachers could lower performance for some, Karen Hunter Quartz and others say.
April 3, 2012 - Education Week
The school choice movement and No Child Left Behind have helped fuel the expansion of GreatSchools.org and other school ratings services.
April 3, 2012 - Education Week
Supporters of tying teacher evaluations to student performance differ over whether individuals' results should be made public.
March 27, 2012 - Education Week
Its governing board is looking at collecting more background data to help gauge why some states and districts perform better than others.
March 13, 2012 - Education Week

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