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I'm a member of the Boulder Valley School District's "District Accountability Committee" or DAC. Each school in the district has a representative that meets once a month at district headquarters to hash out policy, budget, and other recommendations to the school board.

At last night's DAC meeting, during the Q&A period following our Superintendent's briefing (in which he brought up the ongoing problem of kids vaping in school bathrooms), I mentioned an amazing talk I saw at this past @defcon #DEFCON33 called "Unmasking the Snitch Puck: The creepy IoT surveillance in the school bathroom" - video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WCnojaEpF2I

You see, New Vista High School, which just opened a brand new building, has installed these devices, called a Halo 3C Smart Sensor, in all the bathrooms and elsewhere inside the school building, and has made a measurable impact reducing the number of vaping-in-school incidents. But, as I told superintendent Anderson, the sensor itself brings along with it some seriously problematic security vulnerabilities, in addition to the undocumented capabilities that the researchers in the talk exploited.

The superintendent's response to that made the whole room bust out laughing: "Andrew, you never fail to bring to my attention things that scare the hell out of me" - to which I responded, literally my job, Rob. It's why they call it "Threat Research" my guy.

This is why every community board, council, committee, etc. needs a thoughtful hacker present, to relay important information like this to policy implementers and policy makers who just don't keep up with this space.

#BVSD #schoolboard #edtech #edpolicy #techpolicy #Boulder #COpolitics

#defcon33 #bvsd #schoolboard #edtech #edpolicy #techpolicy

Andrew 🌻 Brandt 🐇 @[email protected] · 2025-12-03 · 21:26 UTC

I'm a member of the Boulder Valley School District's "District Accountability Committee" or DAC. Each school in the district has a representative that meets once a month at district headquarters to hash out policy, budget, and other recommendations to the school board.

At last night's DAC meeting, during the Q&A period following our Superintendent's briefing (in which he brought up the ongoing problem of kids vaping in school bathrooms), I mentioned an amazing talk I saw at this past @defcon #DEFCON33 called "Unmasking the Snitch Puck: The creepy IoT surveillance in the school bathroom" - video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WCnojaEpF2I

You see, New Vista High School, which just opened a brand new building, has installed these devices, called a Halo 3C Smart Sensor, in all the bathrooms and elsewhere inside the school building, and has made a measurable impact reducing the number of vaping-in-school incidents. But, as I told superintendent Anderson, the sensor itself brings along with it some seriously problematic security vulnerabilities, in addition to the undocumented capabilities that the researchers in the talk exploited.

The superintendent's response to that made the whole room bust out laughing: "Andrew, you never fail to bring to my attention things that scare the hell out of me" - to which I responded, literally my job, Rob. It's why they call it "Threat Research" my guy.

This is why every community board, council, committee, etc. needs a thoughtful hacker present, to relay important information like this to policy implementers and policy makers who just don't keep up with this space.

#BVSD #schoolboard #edtech #edpolicy #techpolicy #Boulder #COpolitics

#defcon33 #bvsd #schoolboard #edtech #edpolicy #techpolicy

Andrew 🌻 Brandt 🐇 @[email protected] · 2025-12-03 · 21:26 UTC

I'm a member of the Boulder Valley School District's "District Accountability Committee" or DAC. Each school in the district has a representative that meets once a month at district headquarters to hash out policy, budget, and other recommendations to the school board.

At last night's DAC meeting, during the Q&A period following our Superintendent's briefing (in which he brought up the ongoing problem of kids vaping in school bathrooms), I mentioned an amazing talk I saw at this past @defcon #DEFCON33 called "Unmasking the Snitch Puck: The creepy IoT surveillance in the school bathroom" - video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WCnojaEpF2I

You see, New Vista High School, which just opened a brand new building, has installed these devices, called a Halo 3C Smart Sensor, in all the bathrooms and elsewhere inside the school building, and has made a measurable impact reducing the number of vaping-in-school incidents. But, as I told superintendent Anderson, the sensor itself brings along with it some seriously problematic security vulnerabilities, in addition to the undocumented capabilities that the researchers in the talk exploited.

The superintendent's response to that made the whole room bust out laughing: "Andrew, you never fail to bring to my attention things that scare the hell out of me" - to which I responded, literally my job, Rob. It's why they call it "Threat Research" my guy.

This is why every community board, council, committee, etc. needs a thoughtful hacker present, to relay important information like this to policy implementers and policy makers who just don't keep up with this space.

#BVSD #schoolboard #edtech #edpolicy #techpolicy #Boulder #COpolitics

#defcon33 #bvsd #schoolboard #edtech #edpolicy #techpolicy

Andrew 🌻 Brandt 🐇 @[email protected] · 2025-12-03 · 21:26 UTC

I'm a member of the Boulder Valley School District's "District Accountability Committee" or DAC. Each school in the district has a representative that meets once a month at district headquarters to hash out policy, budget, and other recommendations to the school board.

At last night's DAC meeting, during the Q&A period following our Superintendent's briefing (in which he brought up the ongoing problem of kids vaping in school bathrooms), I mentioned an amazing talk I saw at this past @defcon #DEFCON33 called "Unmasking the Snitch Puck: The creepy IoT surveillance in the school bathroom" - video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WCnojaEpF2I

You see, New Vista High School, which just opened a brand new building, has installed these devices, called a Halo 3C Smart Sensor, in all the bathrooms and elsewhere inside the school building, and has made a measurable impact reducing the number of vaping-in-school incidents. But, as I told superintendent Anderson, the sensor itself brings along with it some seriously problematic security vulnerabilities, in addition to the undocumented capabilities that the researchers in the talk exploited.

The superintendent's response to that made the whole room bust out laughing: "Andrew, you never fail to bring to my attention things that scare the hell out of me" - to which I responded, literally my job, Rob. It's why they call it "Threat Research" my guy.

This is why every community board, council, committee, etc. needs a thoughtful hacker present, to relay important information like this to policy implementers and policy makers who just don't keep up with this space.

#BVSD #schoolboard #edtech #edpolicy #techpolicy #Boulder #COpolitics

#copolitics #boulder #techpolicy #edpolicy #edtech #schoolboard

Andrew 🌻 Brandt 🐇 @[email protected] · 2025-12-03 · 21:26 UTC

I'm a member of the Boulder Valley School District's "District Accountability Committee" or DAC. Each school in the district has a representative that meets once a month at district headquarters to hash out policy, budget, and other recommendations to the school board.

At last night's DAC meeting, during the Q&A period following our Superintendent's briefing (in which he brought up the ongoing problem of kids vaping in school bathrooms), I mentioned an amazing talk I saw at this past @defcon #DEFCON33 called "Unmasking the Snitch Puck: The creepy IoT surveillance in the school bathroom" - video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WCnojaEpF2I

You see, New Vista High School, which just opened a brand new building, has installed these devices, called a Halo 3C Smart Sensor, in all the bathrooms and elsewhere inside the school building, and has made a measurable impact reducing the number of vaping-in-school incidents. But, as I told superintendent Anderson, the sensor itself brings along with it some seriously problematic security vulnerabilities, in addition to the undocumented capabilities that the researchers in the talk exploited.

The superintendent's response to that made the whole room bust out laughing: "Andrew, you never fail to bring to my attention things that scare the hell out of me" - to which I responded, literally my job, Rob. It's why they call it "Threat Research" my guy.

This is why every community board, council, committee, etc. needs a thoughtful hacker present, to relay important information like this to policy implementers and policy makers who just don't keep up with this space.

#BVSD #schoolboard #edtech #edpolicy #techpolicy #Boulder #COpolitics

#defcon33 #bvsd #schoolboard #edtech #edpolicy #techpolicy

Eric Darnley Small @[email protected] · 2025-10-10 · 18:05 UTC

MIT has become the first university to reject federal funding tied to the Trump administration’s proposed education agenda, citing concerns over academic freedom and independence. The administration’s compact, sent to nine top schools, asked for policies restricting transgender rights, capping international student enrollment, screening applicants’ “values,” and freezing tuition. In exchange, signers would get grant preference and White House access. MIT President Sally Kornbluth said the plan contradicts the school’s values and the principle that science funding should be merit-based, not politically conditioned. Will other schools follow MIT’s lead? https://www.nbcnews.com/news/education/mit-rejects-trump-agenda-funding-benefits-rcna236894 #MIT #HigherEd #AcademicFreedom #Trump #TransRights #EdPolicy

#mit #highered #academicfreedom #trump #transrights #edpolicy

Lydia Croupe, Ed.D. 📚💻 @[email protected] · 2025-09-28 · 17:00 UTC

In my newest blog entry, I discuss advocating for public education particularly in the state of Texas. Although it might not be everyone's "cup of tea," it is important to remember as educators we have a powerful voice. #Education #EdChat #EdPolicy

https://cupoftea.education/2025/09/28/our-voice-our-schools/

#education #edchat #edpolicy

Andrew 🌻 Brandt 🐇 @[email protected] · 2025-09-11 · 00:23 UTC

1) Ban smartphones in schools, preventing the use of convenient MFA TOTP apps
2) attackers phish schoolkids' accounts
3) attackers set up MFA on the stolen accounts to make it harder for admins to recover
4) admins disable the ability to set up MFA on all accounts to prevent attackers from doing it first
5) ...
6) Profit?

Original source post: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:bya76aoajvy6ihmaviywjcil/post/3lyiunxfesc2c

#EdTech #EdPolicy #TechPolicy #InfosecFail

#edtech #edpolicy #techpolicy #infosecfail

Ohmbudsman @[email protected] · 2025-08-28 · 12:53 UTC

South Korea to ban smartphones in elementary/middle classrooms in 2026.
https://www.engadget.com/big-tech/south-korea-bans-smartphones-in-all-middle-and-elementary-school-classrooms-153742244.html
#EdPolicy #SouthKorea #Classroom

#edpolicy #southkorea #classroom

Gary Ackerman @[email protected] · 2025-02-02 · 15:07 UTC

If it is planned, it cannot be #play #creativity #innovation #parenting #edpolicy

#play #creativity #innovation #parenting #edpolicy

Toastie @[email protected] · 2025-01-23 · 09:32 UTC

Generative artificial intelligence (AI) in education - this is the The Department for Education’s (DfE) position on the use of generative AI in the education sector, updated in January 2025.

#GenAI #DfE #ArtificialIntelligence #AI #EdPolicy

https://buff.ly/3WnFdcz

#genai #dfe #artificialintelligence #ai #edpolicy

CenDemTech @[email protected] · 2024-06-10 · 19:31 UTC

📊 CDT’s survey found 59% of teachers suspect students use AI for school, & 83% use it themselves. Schools must provide detailed guidance on AI’s benefits & shortcomings. https://cdt.org/press/new-research-educators-still-struggling-with-generative-ai-detection-discipline-and-distrust-despite-increased-school-guidance/ #AIethics #EdPolicy

#aiethics #edpolicy

Doug Holton @[email protected] · 2023-12-29 · 16:29 UTC

Educational researchers are erroneously interpreting non-significant results as the absence of an effect
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1747938X23000830
"of 528 statistically tested hypotheses, 253 (48%) were non-significant. Of these, 142 (56%) were erroneously interpreted to indicate the absence of an effect...For 97 (38%) of non-significant results, such misinterpretations were linked to potentially misguided implications for educational theory, practice, or policy."
#EdResearch #StatsEd #SciCom #Sotl #EdPolicy

#edresearch #statsed #scicom #sotl #edpolicy

Chris Bennett @[email protected] · 2023-08-19 · 03:00 UTC

My colleagues in RTI's Center for #Education #Evaluation and #Research are searching for candidates with strong #quant methods and interest in conducting grant-funded evaluations. Very open to #remote workers.

Happy to chat with folks who are interested!

First position (typically PhD and 6+ years, $110k+): https://careers.rti.org/jobs/10760?src=JB-10203

Second position (typically PhD and 10+ years, $160k+): https://careers.rti.org/jobs/10761?lang=en-us

#AltAcJobs #EdPolicy #EdResearch #Sociodon #Econ #SocialScience #RCT #Eval @sociology

#edpolicy #edresearch #sociodon #econ #socialscience #rct

Tom Dee @[email protected] · 2023-08-11 · 15:15 UTC

NEW—During the return to in-person instruction, chronic absenteeism in US public schools nearly doubled → an increase of 6.5 million students: https://osf.io/bfg3p/.

The magnitude, breadth & implications of these increases are sobering & merit serious national attention.
#edpolicy #educationpolicy #COVID #Education

#edpolicy #educationpolicy #covid #education

Chris Bennett @[email protected] · 2023-07-27 · 18:29 UTC

The latest data from the 2019-20 National Postsecondary Student Aid Study (NPSAS:20) are out in the wild! Happy exploring.

https://nces.ed.gov/datalab/

#Survey #FinancialAid #College #Affordability #StudentDebt #StudentLoans #SocialScience #Sociodon #EdPolicy #EdResearch #Education #Statistics #GovData

#survey #financialaid #college #affordability #studentdebt #studentloans

Chris Bennett @[email protected] · 2023-07-14 · 01:54 UTC

The Office of the Chief Statistician at #OMB has an opening for a #Statistician to help oversee government-wide statistical policy development and implementation.