Missouri Education Watchdog: Common Core is Not Just About Standards, it's also about Data Mining.

Missouri Education Watchdog: Common Core is Not Just About Standards, it's also about Data Mining.:

Common Core is Not Just About Standards, it's also about Data Mining.

by stlgretchen

Who knows where your child's data will end up and for what purpose?

We've written through the years about Common Core and have been concerned about the data mining allowed to occur now that states use common assessments.  The data mining is not just centered on educational information.  This educational reform also requires personal information on students and their families.  This is to create a managed workforce based on student data gathered from educational facilities and with the expansion of FERPA allowing information to flow freely, this information will be supplied to research firms, contractors and other interested parties.

Seattle Education reports on a grant received by school districts to gather this data:

One of the deals that we made with the devil when it comes to accepting Race to the Top