FERPA Explained to Parents. A Crystal Ball Moment?
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| Will my child be successful in school? Look to the data....or maybe not? |
The Federal Government believes data is king and wants to track school children from birth through their lives for workforce development. It's shrouded as education reform, but it is really for the establishment of state longitudinal data systems to connect with various federal agencies and approved private firms to collect data on your child to establish a managed workforce.
Data will set your child's educational/career path and the Federal government believes this data will dictate your child's future. Don't worry yourself that you/your child will be faced with choices, responsibilities, teenage angst, etc. By setting up these data systems, the future will be clear and the Federal government will direct your child.
To accomplish this data gathering, FERPA regulations have been relaxed so more entities have access to your student's information. Worried about data being shared on your child with agencies/companies