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CDT report, entitled "Hidden Harms: The Misleading Promise of Monitoring Students Online." Text in white and pink, on a dark blue gradient background. Subtle images of a computer with student activity monitoring software on the screen, and monitoring reports underneath it, are on the bottom.

Report – Hidden Harms: The Misleading Promise of Monitoring Students Online
Cover for CDT report, entitled "Ableism And Disability Discrimination In New Surveillance Technologies: How new surveillance technologies in education, policing, health care, and the workplace disproportionately harm disabled people." A human silhouette, formed by the combination of different collections of pixelized data points generated through the surveillance in the contexts of education, policing, health care, and the workplace. A faint grid, changing from light blue to white, sits behind the silhouette demonstrating the ever-present data collection.

Ableism And Disability Discrimination In New Surveillance Technologies: How new surveillance technologies in education, policing, health care, and the workplace disproportionately harm disabled people
A brief by CDT's Civic Tech team, entitled "The Chilling Effect of Student Monitoring: Disproportionate Impacts and Mental Health Risks." White document on a dark grey background.

The Chilling Effect of Student Monitoring: Disproportionate Impacts and Mental Health Risks
A brief by CDT's Civic Tech team, entitled "Preserving Student Privacy and Well-Being When Conducting Mental Health Surveys." White document on a dark grey background.

Preserving Student Privacy and Well-Being When Conducting Mental Health Surveys
CDT research brief, entitled "Teachers & Parents of Students with Disabilities Leading Community Engagement Practices." Black text & CDT logo, with light blue graphic elements floating in various places.

Brief: Teachers and Parents of Students with Disabilities Leading Community Engagement Practices
Image of CDT brief, entitled "Enhancing Privacy and Security through Robust Access Management." White document on a dark grey background.

Enhancing Privacy and Security through Robust Access Management
Image of CDT brief, entitled "Prevention and Mitigation of Successful Phishing Attacks." White document on a dark grey background.

Prevention and Mitigation of Successful Phishing Attacks

Closing the Homework Gap While Protecting Student Privacy: A Quick Guide to Building Students’ and Families’ Literacy to Stay Safe Online
CDT research brief, entitled "Tech for School Discipline? Parents and Teachers of Students with Disabilities Express Concerns." Black text & CDT logo, with light blue graphic elements floating in various places.

Brief: Tech for School Discipline? Parents and Teachers of Students with Disabilities Express Concerns
A CDT 2-pager, entitled "Closing the Homework Gap While Protecting Student Privacy: A Quick Guide to Maintaining and Protecting School-Issued Devices." A white document on a dark grey background.

Closing the Homework Gap While Protecting Student Privacy: A Quick Guide to Maintaining and Protecting School-Issued Devices
CDT submitted comments, urging the FCC to address the invasive monitoring of students online and to bolster K-12 cybersecurity. White document on a dark grey background.

CDT Urges FCC to Address Invasive Monitoring of Students Online and to Bolster K-12 Cybersecurity
CDT submitted comments urging the U.S. Department of Education to address the disparate impact of disciplinary uses of student activity monitoring software and to protect the safety and privacy of students of diverse gender identities. White document on a dark grey background.

CDT Urges U.S. Dept. of Ed to Address Student Activity Monitoring Software and Better Protect Students of Diverse Gender Identities