Edtech Services and Student Monitoring
EdSurge has been investigating the companies used by schools to monitor students, particularly after discussions with teens who are lobbying against the negative aspects of AI.
Last year, journalism students at Lawrence High School in Kansas successfully convinced their district to exempt them from being monitored by the edtech service Gaggle.
The district had paid over $162,000 for a contract with Gaggle, aiming to improve student mental health and crisis management, especially in light of increasing school shootings and teen mental health crises.
Heated discussions with the journalism students led the district to exempt them from the monitoring, citing their First Amendment rights, as reported by The Lawrence Times.
The incident raises questions about the role of edtech services in monitoring students and the potential implications for their privacy and freedom of expression.
Author's summary: Edtech services monitor students, sparking concerns about privacy and freedom.
- Gaggle: a digital monitoring service used by schools to track student activity
- Lawrence High School: a public school in Kansas where students successfully lobbied against being monitored by Gaggle
- First Amendment rights: a key factor in the district's decision to exempt the journalism students from monitoring
More News
- P&O Cruises flagship Britannia to sail year-round from Southampton for first time for a decade
- Victoria's Secret Returns in Spectacular Fashion: All About the Show, Karol G's role, and How to Watch It From Anywhere in the World
- Ruben Amorim's controversial Man Utd decision can age as a masterstroke vs Liverpool
- Improv Falls performing at the Icon Lounge
- Sebastian Korda vs Kamil Majchrzak Preview & Prediction | 2025 Stockholm Open (BNP Paribas Nordic Open) | Round of 16 - The Stats Zone
- Alec Baldwin Crashed Hilaria Baldwin’s Range Rover in an Accident: “I Hit a Big Fat Tree”
- Bigfoot Expedition Planned For Minnesota In 2026
- Opinion: I used to think supplements were all much the same, until we started reviewing them - Which?
- Louisiana cancels another major coastal restoration project | The Lens
- Celtic fan media warned the Ibrox fans about the reality of their US takeover. They chose to ignore those warnings and now they're paying the price...