In NSA and McGraw-Hill, we face problems of both technology and democracy
An Associated Press story today on using cryptography to allow more data-mining while (at least in theory) protecting privacy has an important point buried deep in the story: many of us just don’t trust the cryptography. Without some external, independent, transparent review of the technology, a good many of us don’t want the NSA or […]
Longitudinal student database glitches
It’s rare when you can combine SAS (stats package) geekery and education policy analysis, so I have to take advantage of this opportunity. This morning, I had a discussion with a staff member of the Florida Department of Education, specifically in its data-warehouse unit. Very kindly, the staff in the data warehouse allow state researchers […]