eSchool News

OCTOBER 26, 2016

We’ve pushed back on that because it puts districts in a interesting spot because that’s what we use even though it’s confidential data. Murray : I work with the Office of Education Technology and the Department of Education and they’ve pushed the # GoOpen movement. Another support I would offer is EveryoneOn.org.

Internet 330

Internet Textbooks Confidentiality Discussions 330

Edsurge

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Department of Education's Office of Educational Technology released an AI report: Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Teaching and Learning. The report outlined recommendations for guidelines and guardrails for the responsible use of AI in educational technology. . — Graham Glass In May 2023, the U.S.

Intelligence 214

Intelligence Education Instructors Confidentiality 214

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 20, 2021

Vista acquired PowerSchool for $350 million in 2015, and earlier this month filed confidentially for an IPO that could value the company at over $6 billion. Both companies are currently owned by private equity firm Vista Equity Partners. is also a major shareholder in PowerSchool). Vista purchased EAB in 2017 for $1.55

Confidentiality 178

Confidentiality Communication High School High School 178

Edsurge

APRIL 2, 2018

This morning, Pluralsight announced it had confidentially submitted paperwork for an initial public offering. The Farmington, Utah-based provider of online courses for technology professionals has been on the radars of industry analysts ever since its $135 million Series B fundraise in 2014. The long-awaited filing finally happened.

Confidentiality 134

Confidentiality Skills Accessibility Technology 134

Edsurge

JULY 23, 2019

The ALA’s Library Bill of Rights, for instance, states that: “All people, regardless of origin, age, background, or views, possess a right to privacy and confidentiality in their library use.

Confidentiality 162

Confidentiality Ethics Learning Feedback 162

Edsurge

JANUARY 2, 2019

During my early days of teaching in graduate school, educational technology was sold more for its posh than performance. This NPR program provides a framework for educators who want to better know their students in an increasingly digital classroom setting.

Technology 167

Technology Teaching Intellectual Development Instructors 167

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MAY 17, 2024

Instead, what we need to do is build digital infrastructure that is privacy respectful by default, and [that] provides assurances that information will be kept confidential and used ethically.” “Tasking students and parents to protect data is the wrong place to put that responsibility,” Verdi says.

Ethics 177

Ethics Confidentiality Education Study 177

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MARCH 29, 2023

According to Trevor Project research on text and chat crisis support, young people prefer digital services because of “confidentiality (68 percent), ease of being oneself (63 percent), and reduced fears of being misgendered for transgender youth (45 percent).” The crisis line is not just about offering a phone number, Pick says.

Accessibility 178

Accessibility Confidentiality Counselling Languages 178

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FEBRUARY 27, 2020

Additionally, the report critiques common contract clauses that Vitez believes may limit how campuses share information about inclusive access programs, perhaps even giving publishers veto power on marketing materials.

Textbooks 160

Textbooks Accessibility Confidentiality Instructors 160

Edsurge

OCTOBER 3, 2016

Some are minor, such as making the submission of letters of recommendation confidential; this has resulted in a marked increase in the letters’ level of candor. At SPS, the district is now in a position to pursue several strategies to improve its hiring process.

Study 156

Study Teachers Evaluation Confidentiality 156

Edsurge

JULY 26, 2022

Through an online confidential assessment, businesses can determine whether their organization qualifies to earn a designation as a “Best Place for Working Parents,” or actions they could take to do so.

Confidentiality 198

Confidentiality Counselling Failure Evaluation 198

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

eSchool News covers education technology in all its aspects–from legislation and litigation, to case studies, to purchasing practices and new products. eSchool News is a marketing solutions company serving the education technology industry. Provide education and resources. Encourage collaboration. Generosity.

Confidentiality 100

Confidentiality History Evaluation Internet 100

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

eSchool News covers education technology in all its aspects–from legislation and litigation, to case studies, to purchasing practices and new products. eSchool News is a marketing solutions company serving the education technology industry. Provide education and resources. Encourage collaboration. Generosity.

Confidentiality 100

Confidentiality History Evaluation Internet 100

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

eSchool News covers education technology in all its aspects–from legislation and litigation, to case studies, to purchasing practices and new products. eSchool News is a marketing solutions company serving the education technology industry. Provide education and resources. Encourage collaboration. Generosity.

Confidentiality 100

Confidentiality History Evaluation Internet 100

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

eSchool News covers education technology in all its aspects–from legislation and litigation, to case studies, to purchasing practices and new products. eSchool News is a marketing solutions company serving the education technology industry. Provide education and resources. Encourage collaboration. Generosity.

Confidentiality 100

Confidentiality History Evaluation Internet 100

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

eSchool News covers education technology in all its aspects–from legislation and litigation, to case studies, to purchasing practices and new products. eSchool News is a marketing solutions company serving the education technology industry. Provide education and resources. Encourage collaboration. Generosity.

Confidentiality 100

Confidentiality History Evaluation Internet 100

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

eSchool News covers education technology in all its aspects–from legislation and litigation, to case studies, to purchasing practices and new products. eSchool News is a marketing solutions company serving the education technology industry. Provide education and resources. Encourage collaboration. Generosity.

Confidentiality 100

Confidentiality History Evaluation Internet 100

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

eSchool News covers education technology in all its aspects–from legislation and litigation, to case studies, to purchasing practices and new products. eSchool News is a marketing solutions company serving the education technology industry. Provide education and resources. Encourage collaboration. Generosity.

Confidentiality 100

Confidentiality History Evaluation Internet 100

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

eSchool News covers education technology in all its aspects–from legislation and litigation, to case studies, to purchasing practices and new products. eSchool News is a marketing solutions company serving the education technology industry. Provide education and resources. Encourage collaboration. Generosity.

Confidentiality 100

Confidentiality History Evaluation Internet 100

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

eSchool News covers education technology in all its aspects–from legislation and litigation, to case studies, to purchasing practices and new products. eSchool News is a marketing solutions company serving the education technology industry. Provide education and resources. Encourage collaboration. Generosity.

Confidentiality 100

Confidentiality History Evaluation Internet 100

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

eSchool News covers education technology in all its aspects–from legislation and litigation, to case studies, to purchasing practices and new products. eSchool News is a marketing solutions company serving the education technology industry. Provide education and resources. Encourage collaboration. Generosity.

Confidentiality 100

Confidentiality History Evaluation Internet 100

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JUNE 13, 2017

Earlier this month, ACLU’s Rhode Island chapter released a scathing report, “ High School Non-Confidential Report: How School-Loaned Computers May Be Peering Into Your Home ,” that blasted the lack of safeguards to protect students’ privacy.

High School 148

High School High School Counselling Confidentiality 148

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OCTOBER 6, 2020

Fairygodboss has grown into a powerful site where women can learn about each other’s work experiences in a confidential space. Since then Fairygodboss has grown into a powerful site where women can learn about each other’s work experiences in a confidential space. That was three years ago.

Confidentiality 152

Confidentiality Questions Achievement Motivation 152

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APRIL 10, 2024

. — Mark Smith The AI guidance document urges educators to always assume that, unless the company that owns a generative AI tool has an agreement with their school district, the data they’re inputting is going to be made available to the public.

Ethics 157

Ethics Confidentiality Disabilities Middle School 157

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

Rooker explains that this is because what the principal read was an education record, which FERPA protects. The teacher who saw the incident in-person can speak about it because FERPA is not a confidentiality law. It only protects what’s in a student’s education record. Educators should be also be diligent on social media.

Counselling 138

Counselling Confidentiality Schools Accessibility 138

Edsurge

MAY 31, 2017

Yet a recently settled legal complaint between two education technology startups offers a glimpse at the numbers and terms involved in the negotiation process—and what happens when a deal goes awry. In the suit, BrightBytes claimed Hapara broke “no-shop” and confidentiality clauses to solicit a better offer from another company.

Confidentiality 90

Confidentiality Assignments Educational Technologies Math 90

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APRIL 11, 2019

Pagan led our students in a workshop in which they learned about domestic violence and, especially, how to respect confidentiality. With the assistance of Nancy Watson, our school’s licensed clinical social worker, we arranged for Lauren Pagan, director of outreach at CMH, to visit our school to speak with students prior to the event.

Fairness 162

Fairness Confidentiality Students Interdisciplinary 162

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MARCH 19, 2019

We explored issues related to confidentiality and setting boundaries, we watched and read Dr. Brene Brown—esteemed author, researcher, and expert in vulnerability and shame—and we role played for days. We wrote our own training program focused on developing listening skills, empathy, affirmation and mentee-led goal setting practices.

Counselling 163

Counselling Confidentiality Middle School Middle School 163

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APRIL 29, 2020

Sally Rubenstone, a contributor to college admissions counseling website College Confidential and an admissions counselor for more than 15 years, said in an email that U.S The list is limited to schools with an overall Niche grade of B or higher and with at least half of its student population identifying as economically disadvantaged.

Confidentiality 117

Confidentiality Schools Counselling Testing 117

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MARCH 16, 2020

During these first few days of schools moving online, educators are adjusting to a new—and likely chaotic—environment. Oregon State University , Southwestern University in Texas and Utica College in New York are just some of the schools that have extended their enrollment deposit dates to June 1.

Schools 166

Schools Disabilities Exams Distance Learning 166

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FEBRUARY 18, 2020

And then confidentiality in the space, too. Absolutely [instructors should set] guidelines for discussion in classrooms. So using “I” statements, doing your own best and then expecting that from others as well.

Instructors 169

Instructors Beliefs Confidentiality Discussions 169

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

At the EdSurge SF Edtech Meetup last week, Taylor was joined by a pair of fellow education technology entrepreneurs who also built and sold their startups—and survived to tell their tales: Jacob Klein, former CEO of Motion Math and now director of learning games at Curriculum Associates , and SchoolMint /Hero K12 CEO, Jinal Jhaveri.

Confidentiality 118

Confidentiality Math Curriculum Testing 118

Edsurge

OCTOBER 26, 2017

Is there confidentiality there? Sandra Loo Ryan, the company’s adviser and Harvard’s dean of education, is aware that BrainCo wants to pilot Focus EDU on students. Any time you have medical biological materials, a lot of safety measures come into play,” says Loo. “Is Can the company release [data] to insurance companies?

Attention 167

Attention Students Confidentiality Intelligence 167

Edsurge

OCTOBER 12, 2017

The terms of the settlement “are confidential,” a spokesperson from McGraw-Hill tells EdSurge. Follett did not provide a comment when asked about the settlement, as well as the decision to both adopt the principals and remove its previous public statement.

Textbooks 73

Textbooks Confidentiality Questions Education 73

Edsurge

JULY 17, 2019

It added, though, that instructors who flag inappropriate behavior will not receive any follow-up information from the company, for student confidentiality reasons. “We Last month, Qkids sent around an email to its teachers reminding them that reporting of abuse is “strictly required.”

Teaching 166

Teaching English Instructors Culture 166

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 15, 2018

Other tactics remain confidential to the organization so as to keep our network and student and staff information safe.” Building awareness, encouraging employees and students to strengthen their passwords and keep them secure, and having restrictive permission policies are important steps in the process.

Schools 165

Schools Internet Confidentiality Accessibility 165

Edsurge

JULY 20, 2016

Online programs, often free or low-cost, provide greater confidentiality for students. SurveyMonkey , one of the most popular online survey tools, also offers a list of education, school and academic survey templates that you can use as is or adapt. But there are many online programs for creating surveys available as well.

Confidentiality 80

Confidentiality Fairness Students Testing 80