Dept. of Education: California Violates Federal Law by Hiding Student ‘Gender Transitions’ from Parents
The Department of Education has accused California of violating federal law by making schools hide students’ “gender transitions” from parents.
Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)
Dept. of Education Launches Probe into 4 Kansas School Districts over Transgender Policies
The Department of Education on Wednesday launched investigations into four Kansas school districts over allegations that they allow males into female spaces and hide students’ transgender status from parents.
More Than 100 National and State Leaders Call on Congress to End Children’s Private Data Collection
A coalition of leaders of more than 100 organizations — both nationally and in 31 states — is calling on Congress to rewrite the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) and to recognize the government has no right to or role in children’s private data collection.
Students Urged to Cut Class after Texas School Rejects ‘Sanctuary’ Status
In response to Irving, Texas, school trustees saying “no” to declaring their district a “sanctuary,” one area activist reacted by telling high school students to boycott their classes on Thursday and Friday.
Baylor Rejects Sanctuary Campus Pitch
Baylor officials rejected a petition authored by a handful of graduate students who pushed the private university’s Christian values as progressive grounds for adopting “sanctuary campus” policies.
Texas Border School District Adopts ‘Sanctuary’ Policy
Trustees at one Texas border school district unanimously passed a resolution to make it a sanctuary for its illegal immigrant students and their families.
Donald Trump: ‘I Would Close the Loopholes’ in Federal Privacy Law To Prevent Student Data Mining
GOP frontrunner Donald Trump says that, if elected, he would close the loopholes in the federal privacy law to ensure that students’ personal information remained private.
Sen. Vitter Introduces Bill to Return Control of Education Records to Parents
Sen. David Vitter (R-LA) introduced a bill Thursday that would return control of student education records back to parents and their children.
Texas AG Opinion: UT Regent Wallace Hall Has Right to Access University Records
The Texas Attorney General issued an Attorney General Opinion on Tuesday, May 12, 2015 favorable to University of Texas Regent Wallace Hall. The opinion states that a university cannot prohibit individual regents from having access to copies of university records unless a state or federal law provides otherwise.
Conservative Group Urges Congress to Oppose ‘Social and Emotional’ Student Data Collection Bill
The conservative Washington, D.C.-based American Principles in Action (APIA) is urging Congress to oppose the Strengthening Education Through Research Act (SETRA), which the group states would extend federal psychological profiling of children through increased research on “social and emotional learning.”
‘White’ and ‘Power’ Texas School Investigation Results in Banning Signs
The Texas school district where controversial “White” and “Power” signs were captured by a student’s cell phone camera at a recent high school basketball game has completed its internal investigation to determine any if wrongdoing occurred. The investigation resulted in a
After Luring States into Student Data Collection Systems, Obama ‘Campaigns’ for Tough Data Privacy
After enticing states into a binding promise to develop their student databases, President Obama now says he will call for legislation that will protect students from commercial data mining.
