by Sara GilgoreThe World Privacy Forum, a public-interest research group focused on privacy protection, has launched a campaign urging parents to “opt out” of allowing schools to release “directory” information—student data the organization says schools could otherwise disclose to third-parties who request access.Read the rest of the story at Education Week.
Explore the politics of ESEA and Title I with expert insights on federal education policy, program evaluation, and the impact on K-12 schools.
Join us for a conversation with child protection advocate Francey Hakes, who will talks about rules to establish safety regarding kids and smartphones, including what constitutes a “friend,” and the topic of cyberbullying. Hakes was the first-ever National Coordinator for Child Exploitation Prevention and Interdiction, and a former Assistant U.S. Attorney specializing in technology-facilitated child sexual exploitation.
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Center for Education Reform President Kara Kerwin discusses the need for new approaches to education.
Thought leaders in education posit the meaning of global education.
Jessica Lahey has steadily become one of this country’s preeminent voices bridging educational experiences with parenting and the community. You have probably read her work in the New York Times and The Atlantic. We went down the hall with Lahey to discuss her new book and its place on the bookshelves of school-based leaders. Dr. Berger: Your upcoming book The Gift of Failure: How the Best Parents Learn to Let Go So Their Children Can Succeed (Harper Collins) could be used as the basis for a number of topics in global education.
The Common Core State Standards have evoked reactions from all walks of life and from every corner and discipline with U.S. K-12 education. Educator and author Dave Stuart Jr. has taken an approach to the CCSS that many might perceive as atypical and yet refreshing. For additional insights check out our previous interview.
