Parents, Experts Blast New State Database of Private Student Info
Thursday, Mar 14, 2013 | Updated 12:02 PM EDT
Parents and privacy experts are blasting a new national database that compiles personal student information for educational companies that contract with public schools.
New York State officials, working with the city, have already uploaded students’ names, addresses, test scores, learning disabilities, attendance and disciplinary records into the inBloom database, according to the Daily News.
Educational companies can use the data to create teaching tools for students.
https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Student-Information-Database-New-York-City-Education-Contract-197983051.html