Safely managing data and data privacy is a serious concern according to the Fordham Institute Study which finds the data is not stored securely and "there are serious deficiencies in privacy protection." In fact, amid privacy concerns, Colorado withdrew from its contract with data handler inBloom. However, CDE has now contracted with RANDA Solutions to manage and store our children's data. |
RANDA does the same service as inBloom except RANDA has an additional claim to fame: Classroom video observation software, called TOWER. A few other data gathering companies currently used in Colorado schools are Pearson, Knewton, Emergenetics, Strategic Data Partners, Teaching Stategies Gold, and Common Assignment. These vendors collect psychometric data evaluating student personality and behavior. Pearson, the world’s largest education company, owns mulitple subsidiaries including ADHD diagnosticsoftware. Pearson also holds the contract for the Common Core aligned PARCC test which will be used in all Colorado schools.