EdBizWatch

Carnegie Mellon Revives inBloom's Failed Data Dream

Privacy controversy dodged by not storing student names, addresses or SS numbers.

Carnegie Mellon Revives inBloom's Failed Data Dream, Jill Barshay, Hechinger Report

When Big Data Meets the Blackboard

Do the benefits of student analytics outweigh concerns over individuals’ privacy?

When Big Data Meets the Blackboard, Andrew Giambrone, The Atlantic

When Guarding Student Data Endangers Valuable Research

Passing more legislation for lawbreakers to ignore, while choking off valuable research, is the worst possible outcome. 

When Guarding Student Data Endangers Valuable Research, Susan M. Dynarski, NYT

Protecting Student Data: Experts Are Just ‘Figuring It Out’

“With bigger goals for personalized learning, I’d argue that privacy is the new safety.” 

Protecting Student Data: Even Experts Are Just ‘Figuring It Out’, Emmeline Zhao, EWA

inBloom's Collapse Offers Lessons For Education Innovation

So why did it collapse?

inBloom's Collapse Offers Lessons For Innovation In Education, Michael Horn, Forbes

Schools Grapple with Data Privacy

No 4 on our list of key ed tech trends: how to navigate data privacy minefield.

Schools Grapple with Data Privacy, eSchool News

Taking the Learning Tablets

The latest innovation promise big improvements in teaching.

Taking the Learning Tablets, The Economist

Senators Intend to Amend Federal Student Privacy Law

Hatch & Markey propose to amend FERPA to close loopholes in student data protection.

Senators Intend to Amend Federal Student Privacy Law, Natasha Singer, NYT

Gates Foundation Official Exits for NewSchools Venture Fund

Stacey Childress to become CEO of NSVF, replacing Ted Mitchell who recently became undersecretary of education at the U.S. Dep't of Education.

Gates Foundation Official Leaving for NewSchools Venture Fund, Sean Cavanagh, EW

New FTC Guidance on COPPA Spotlights Student Privacy

FTC revised the FAQs on student privacy. Here are a few highlights.

New FTC Guidance on COPPA Spotlights Student Privacy, Scott Koller, InfoLawGroup

Data Integration Lessons from inBloom

If it's not clear by this point, we can summarize thusly: data integration is hard.

Data Integration Lessons from inBloom, Eric Wong, Ellevation Blog 

InBloom's Collapse Spotlights Data-Sharing Challenges

Co launched at SXSWedu with parties, indie rock bands, and breathless presentations about the future of “personalized learning.”

InBloom's Collapse Spotlights Data-Sharing Challenges, Benjamin B. Herold, EdWeek

Big Data and Education: Withered inBloom

Co failed to overcome privacy fears that, although not groundless, were fixable. 

Big Data and Education: Withered inBloom, The Economist

InBloom Student Data Repository to Close

Parents objection to the transfer of sensitive information about their children to a 3rd-party vendor was insurmountable.

InBloom Student Data Repository to Close, Natasha Singer, New York Times

Student Data: Moving Past Transparent to Tangible

We need to pull back and think small, not big. 

Student Data: Moving Past Transparent to Tangible, Frank Catalano, edSurge

What Will Happen to ‘Big Data’ In Education?

Yesterday, a $100 million startup lost its last customer.

What Will Happen to ‘Big Data’ In Education? Anya Kamenetz, Mind/Shift

Big Data Enters the Classroom

"The only way to make data totally safe is to not ever use it or keep it," she says. "That's just not an option." Kathleen Styles, the U.S. Dep't of Education's first chief privacy officer

Big Data Enters the Classroom, Lisa Flescher, Wall Street Journal

BrightBytes Raises $15 Million, Led by Bessemer Venture

Company offers schools a rigorous tech decision-making framework, with "22 factors."

BrightBytes Raises $15 Million, Led by Bessemer, Ainsley O'Connell, FastCompany

Judge Dismisses New York Parents' Lawsuit Against inBloom

While "concerns about hacking & unauthorized access are significant...steps have been taken to protect this information"

Judge Dismisses New York Parents' Lawsuit Against inBloom, Benjamin Herold, Ed Week

"Justice Denied" in inBloom Lawsuit

We will continue fighting for laws that put strict limits on the state's ability to share any personal info with 3rd parties, and prohibit vendor redisclosures without parental consent.

Justice Denied in inBloom Lawsuit, Leonie Haimsen, NYC Public School Parents