Tag Archives: Data collection

#NCED Updates: Win for Scholarship Program, Sex Ed Sit-Out, Legislative Updates & More

Posted on April 20, 2018 by

North Carolina Education updates this time around include a win for the Opportunity Scholarship program, a Sex Ed Sit-Out, and some legislative news.

Also, there are some very disturbing things coming out about data collection on our kids. I’ve included some of the relevant pieces at the end of this article. Continue reading →

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NC Longitudinal Database Committee Quietly Dissolved and Replaced

Posted on August 25, 2016 by

A committee formed to bring oversight to the statewide longitudinal database system (SLDS) in North Carolina was recently dissolved.

An August 8th letter from the board’s chair, Keith Werner, called for the dissolution of the board, “per Session law 2016-94 ( Appropriations Act 2016)”. Werner is also the Chief Information Officer of the NC’s Information Technology division. Continue reading →

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Parents, Are You Keeping Tabs on #HB401?

Posted on June 14, 2016 by

Last year, I wrote two articles on HB 401, Authorize Data Sharing for NCLDS, which seeks to increase student data collection and the sharing of that data with multiple North Carolina government entities.

Consider this article reminder. Continue reading →

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Student Online Privacy Bill Heads To Governor McCrory – #ncga #sb632

Posted on June 7, 2016 by

A bill to protect student online privacy has passed both houses of the NC General Assembly and had been sent to the Governor for signature.

SB 632 (Protect Student Online Privacy) was ratified last Friday.

It’s a good start, but there are some issues.

KEEP READING…. Continue reading →

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Powerschool Continues To Fail – #NCed

Posted on March 10, 2016 by

Through the course of my inquiries about Powerschool, the student data capturing program, the following note (below) landed in my inbox.

KEEP READING… Continue reading →

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