Privacy
Read Senator Edward Markey (Mass.)’s letter to Arne Duncan with questions about handling student data privacy
Source: http://www.markey.senate.gov/documents/2013-10-22_FERPA.pdf
AFT’s Randi Weingarten letter about inBloom to Gates & Carnegie Foundations
On May 30, 2013, Randi Weingarten, President of the American Federation of Teachers and member of the Technical Advisory Group of the Shared Learning Collaborative, the precursor to inBloom Inc., wrote a letter to Michele Cahill and Stacey Childress, expressing her concern about inBloom’s privacy and security provisions. Cahill is Vice President at the Carnegie […]
Comptroller John Liu’s letter to the Commissioner and Regents about inBloom
On May 21st, Comptroller John Liu sent a letter to Commissioner John King and the NY Board of Regents urging King to halt NYSED’s plan to share personally-identifiable student data with inBloom, Inc. Lui’s letter comes just weeks after 4 of the 9 states participating in inBloom are planning to pull out of the project due to privacy concerns. […]
Video and news from our explosive April Town Hall meeting on student privacy
On April 30th we held a Town hall meeting at Brooklyn Borough Hall about the state and city plan to share personally identifiable student information with a corporation called inBloom inc. and other third party vendors. About 150 people showed up, including: two Regents (Regent Kathleen Cashin of Brooklyn and Regent Betty Rosa of the […]
Letter to Commissioner King and the Regents concerning inBloom
On May 15, 2013, education activists sent a letter to the New York State Regents and Chancellor, alerting them to the fact that 4 out of 9 states have pulled out of inBloom, Inc, and providing updates on the April 29 Town Hall meeting. Download the letter here. Or read below. [scribd id=141715765 key=key-12auz1a3iocvs9ysw9lh mode=scroll]
Come to our Town Hall meeting on student privacy, April 29 at Brooklyn Borough Hall
Everyone is welcome to attend our Town Hall Meeting on student privacy & inBloom Inc. April 29, 2013 at 6pm, Brooklyn Borough Hall Download the flyer here. See our fact sheet here.
Meetings with CECs and other community groups
Class Size Matters 2013 presentations on inBloom Inc and the sharing of personally-identifiable student and teacher data Date Committee Time Location 4/9/2013 Community Board 1, Youth and Ed. Committee 6:00 PM 49-51 Chambers St, Rm 709 4/10/2013 CEC 3 7:00 PM Wadleigh–215 W 114th St, New York 4/11/2013 CEC 5 6:30 PM Harlem Technology Center, 425 […]
Hofstra University forum and UFT 04/10/13
2 events on April 10, 2013 Class Size Matters will be speaking on a panel about inBloom and how high-stakes testing is affecting students: Hofstra University forum Wednesday, April 10, 2013 at 7 PM All are welcome, please sign up here On the same day we are speaking to parents on inBloom, Inc.: At the UFT, […]
Town Hall Meeting 04/29/2013
Save the date! We are holding a Town Hall meeting on inBloom Inc., and the state and city’s plan to share your child’s confidential educational, disciplinary and health records with for-profit vendors, to help them develop and market their “learning products.” Brooklyn Borough Hall, Monday, April 29, 2013 at 6 PM. Co-sponsors include NYC Council […]
Class Size Briefing on June 28, 2026!
Please join us for a virtual Class Size Briefing this Sunday June 28th, where we will speak about the changes to the class size law, point out flaws in the DOE's proposed plan for next year, and provide everyone with strategies for advocating for smaller classes for all NYC students!
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Sign our petition asking for a moratorium on the use of AI
Sign the petition asking for a moratorium on the use of AI until rigorous safeguards are established to protect student privacy, learning and the environment.
New: Webmap of Utilization in NYC Schools
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How NYC Parents can better protect their children’s data privacy
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NYC parents, teachers & school staff: Please tell us what your class sizes are this year
Why class size matters!
Talk out of School: WBAI Sunday at 7 PM EST or as a podcast
Talk out of School radio show and podcast airs Sunday night at 7 PM on WBAI 99.5 FM or online at www.wbai.org when Leonie Haimson, Daniel Alicea and Kaliris Salas Ramirez interview guests and discuss issues affecting public schools in NYC, the state level and nationally. You can stream or subscribe to the podcast here at Simplecast; or at iTunes, Spotify or Google.
Sign our petition on class size!
Sign here to urge NYC to implement a real, multi-year strategy to lower class size, as the law intends, without exempting up to half or more of all students.
