NY State Scraps Plans to Store Student Data with InBloom

The New York State Education Department is discontinuing plans to store student data in a Web-based cloud with inBloom, a nonprofit funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The decision comes amid concerns by some parents and educators about the privacy and security of the data. Officials said the state will now explore alternatives for improving its use of student data, as required under its participation in the federal Race to the Top grant program.