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Big Brother Is Here: Families Say Schools Snoop in Their Homes With District-Issued Laptops & Webcams

Steven — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 15:00:28 +0000

Courthouse News – “A federal class action claims a suburban school district has been spying on students and families through the “indiscriminant use of and ability to remotely activate the webcams incorporated into each laptop issued to students,” without the knowledge or consent of students or parents.”

Read the complaint

Florida Offers Online Schools for Fulltime K-8 Students

Steven — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 14:31:21 +0000

School Library Journal – “Starting next fall, thousands of Florida students will be able to roll out of bed and attend school in their very own homes as a result of a new law that requires every school district in the state to set up an online school for fulltime kids in grades K-8.”

On School Libraries

Steven — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 23:27:05 +0000

Here’s a great piece on school libraries for our young ones.

Hallie goes to her school library every Wednesday. She picks out a book and takes it home for us to read together. She looks forward to it every week. But, despite my prodding, she hasn’t yet told the librarian what her daddy does for a living. Oh well.

Too Many Library Users?

Steven — Sun, 25 Nov 2007 12:45:46 +0000

Jennifer Radcliffe – “And HISD isn’t the only local district struggling to meet state guidelines. Others, including fast-growing Cypress-Fairbanks, also are missing the mark, sometimes because they can’t stock their shelves fast enough to keep up with the influx of students.”

So Much For Privacy

Steven — Sat, 20 Oct 2007 12:35:50 +0000

Vanessa Miller – “The Boulder Valley School District is standing behind high school administrators after the American Civil Liberties Union on Wednesday accused them of “committing felonies” by seizing students’ cell phones, reading their text messages and making transcripts.” (via)