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Caption: All four members of CDT’s Equity in Civic Tech team (from left to right: Hugh, Elizabeth, Hannah, Cody) met together for the first time in November 2021 for a team retreat.

Looking Forward to the New Year: Reflections from the Equity in Civic Technology Project
Cover for CDT's report, entitled "Sharing Student Data Across Public Sectors: Importance of Community Engagement to Support Responsible and Equitable Use." Report title & CDT logo in black and light blue text on a white background. Graphic depicts a diverse set of agency practitioners and community members (in purple, green, and yellow) standing around a table, discussing together the implications of different student data proposals.

Report – Sharing Student Data Across Public Sectors: Importance of Community Engagement to Support Responsible and Equitable Use
CDT research brief, entitled "Unmet Demand for Community Engagement on School Data and Technology Use." White document on a dark grey background.

Research Brief: Unmet Demand for Community Engagement on School Data and Technology Use
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Ransomware is Still Plaguing Schools: What Can They Do About It?
A report from CDT's Equity in Civic Technology team, entitled "Navigating the New Normal: Ensuring Equitable and Trustworthy EdTech for the Future." Black and purple text on a white background. Purple, blue, and pink blocks line the top of the graphic.

Report – Navigating the New Normal: Ensuring Equitable and Trustworthy EdTech for the Future
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TechTalk: School Issued Devices — Talking Tech W/ Francella Ochillo
Blue student backpack, with a multi-color trail of data coming from the open top of the bag and encircling it. White CDT logo to the left, "Student Privacy" in blue to the right, and a bright purple background.

Has the Return to In-Person Teaching Resolved School Technology Issues? Not Exactly.
Blue student backpack, with a multi-color trail of data coming from the open top of the bag and encircling it. White CDT logo to the left, "Student Privacy" in blue to the right, and a bright purple background.

Student Activity Monitoring Software and the Risks to Privacy
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CDT Calls for Congress to Clarify the Privacy Impacts of CIPA
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Emerging Safety Technologies in Schools: Addressing Privacy and Equity Concerns to Ensure a Safe In-Person School
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CDT Original Research Examines Privacy Implications of School-Issued Devices and Student Activity Monitoring Software
CDT's latest research insights and recommendations, this time examining student activity monitoring software. White background with black text and blue artifacts.

Student Activity Monitoring Software: Research Insights and Recommendations