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Press Releases

March 24, 2026 

AI Moratorium Coalition Rejects DOE Inadequate AI Guidance

 

October 18, 2018

New Educator Toolkit to protect data privacy: Guide designed to prevent breaches or abuse of personal information

 

December 12, 2017

The Parent Coalition for Student Privacy Supports the PROSPER Act’s Commitment to a Federal Student Unit-Record Ban

 

November 1, 2017

The Parent Coalition for Student Privacy Opposes the College Transparency Act and overturning the federal ban on a student unit record system

 

May 16, 2017

Advocates release Parent Toolkit for Student Privacy

 

November 14, 2016

Parent, education and privacy groups oppose overturning the ban on a federal student database

 

April 29, 2015

Messer/Polis Privacy Bill Still Inadequate to Protect Children from Commercial Exploitation and Data Breaches

 

January 29, 2015

Obama Privacy Bill Fails to Put Children’s Safety First

 

January 12, 2015

Parent Coalition for Student Privacy on President’s Announcement of Need for New Federal Student Privacy Protections

 

July 30, 2014

On the Markey/Hatch Student Privacy Bill

 

July 24, 2014

New Coalition Urges Congress to Listen to Parents and Strengthen Student Privacy Protections-Louisiana

 

July 23, 2014

New Coalition Urges Congress to Listen to Parents and Strengthen Student Privacy Protections

 

 

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Download the State Student Privacy Report Card HERE

View the interactive map and find more information about the report HERE

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Educators: learn how to protect your students' privacy and your own.

Download a copy of the toolkit HERE

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Parents: check out our toolkit on how to better protect your child's sensitive data, as well as tips to use in advocating for better privacy policies and practices at your children's schools.

Download a copy of the toolkit in English
or Spanish

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Recent Posts

  • Statement on the NYS Comptroller’s audit of NYC’s Privacy and Security of Student Data

    May 10, 2026
    Statement on the NYS Comptroller’s audit of NYC’s Privacy and Security of Student Data May 4, 2025 The audit from the State Comptroller’s office released today confirms what many NYC advocates have long known:  the privacy policies and practices of …Read More »
  • Problems with the NYC Dept. of Education’s AI Guidance

    April 25, 2026
    April 25, 2026 This one-page summary is also posted as a pdf here.  The DOE deadline for feedback is May 8, 2026 via their survey at on.nyc.gov/AiFeedbackNYCPS The Guidance itself is posted here; our more detailed critique is here and …Read More »
  • PowerSchool/Naviance court settlement: your child may be eligible for a payment

    April 2, 2026
    Update: More on the settlement here. April 2, 2026 It was recently announced that as part of a class action court settlement, the ed tech company PowerSchool and the Chicago Public Schools agreed to pay a total of $17.25 million …Read More »
  • Why we need a moratorium on the use of AI in NYC schools

    March 30, 2026
    This presentation could be used in any school, district or state, but it was created for NYC schools. Read More »
  • AI Moratorium Coalition Rejects DOE Inadequate AI Guidance

    March 24, 2026
    See alsos articles in the media in the Daily News here, Gothamist here,  and again in the Daily News here. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE;       3/24/2026 Media contact: Edgar Alfonseca, NYC-DSA, tech.action@socialists.nyc, +12015891241 Liat Olenick, Climate Families NYC, Liat@climatefamiliesnyc.org, 917-930-2788 …Read More »

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