From: "Hamaker, Charles" <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Wed, 18 Mar 2015 14:00:41 +0000

http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/03/17/pearson-under-fire-for-monitoring-students-twitter-posts/?_r=0

BYLINE: NATASHA SINGER

“In a statement posted on the company's site, Pearson said the states
contractually required it to monitor public social media posts to make
sure students did not disclose test questions.”

“On Tuesday, the American Federation of Teachers demanded that Pearson
halt its student social media monitoring and make public any contract
language related to its security measures for tests.”

“Although the company's social media monitoring will continue, Ms.
Reis (spokeswoman for the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and
Secondary Education,) wrote, "as of today, Pearson will forward what
they found online to the state education department without checking
to see whether the student is registered to take the test."”


Charles Hamaker
Associate University Librarian Collection Development and Electronic Resources
J. Murrey Atkins Library
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