
Student Privacy Matters
Our letter to Reps. Polis and Messer
February 11, 2015 Dear Representatives Polis and Messer: We write on behalf of the Parent Coalition for Student Privacy, a nationwide network of parents, citizens, and privacy advocates, concerned with the widespread, rampant, and poorly regulated data collection, data-sharing, data-tracking,… Read More »
Press Release 1.29.14
For immediate release: January 29, 2015 Contact: Leonie Haimson, leonie@classsizematters.org, 917-435-9329 Rachael Stickland, info@studentprivacymatters.org, 303-204-1272 Obama privacy bill fails to put children’s safety first Education Week has gotten hold of a draft student privacy bill out of the White House that… Read More »
Press Release 1.12.15
For immediate release: January 12, 2015 Contact: Leonie Haimson, leonie@classsizematters.org, 917-435-9329; Rachael Stickland, rachael.stickland@gmail.com, 303-204-1272 Parent Coalition for Student Privacy on President’s Announcement of Need for New Federal Student Privacy Protections The Parent Coalition for Student Privacy thanks the President for… Read More »
In Wayzata, Minnesota, a school spies on its students
Nathan Ringo is a high school 11th grader at Wayzata High School in Minnesota. The post is reprinted with his permission from Boing Boing; the Minneapolis Post has also reported on his work to protect student privacy, and its impact.… Read More »
Restoring Privacy in the Era of Big Data by Kris Alman
Edward Snowden became a household name after he leaked top secret documents that demonstrated the vast scope of our government's domestic surveillance programs. Much of this work is outsourced to private companies--such as Booz Allen Hamilton, owned by the Carlyle… Read More »ABOUT US
Student Privacy Matters is the home of the Parent Coalition for Student Privacy, and a national clearinghouse for information on protecting student privacy. We are currently a project of Class Size Matters, a 501(c)3 nonprofit. To join us click here. For more information, please contact info@studentprivacymatters.org