Renaissance Learning Sued Over Info Collection From K-12 Kids

Education-technology company Renaissance Learning Inc. collected, disclosed, and profited from the personal information of K-12 students in violation of state and federal privacy laws, a proposed federal class action said.

Lead plaintiff Nicole Reisberg, a mother of two school-age children, alleged that Renaissance collected “vast troves” of student data through its products and data-sharing agreements, and used and disclosed the information to third parties without parents’ knowledge or consent.

The company’s “surveillance business model” is built on the acquisition of billions of “real world data points” that is uses to provide services to school districts across the country, including assessement ...