P-20 longitudinal data systems
"P"-20 longitudinal data systems are state-level educational databases in the United States created to "capture, study and use student data from preschool into future workforces.” Description. These databases are developed on different models in different states. Twelve elements are required: Privacy and Data Mining Concerns. Under the Obama Administration, over 1 billion dollars were spent developing databases designed for improving the educational system, including P-20 longitudinal data systems. Although these databases do contain extensive personally identifiable information, much of this information is "not kept in a format that allows officials to easily extract the complete  file on a specific child." , parents started protesting at the state level against the data mining being done on student's privacy & information, saying: "We don't know what they're tracking, and we don't know what the implications are going to be for these children in the future... Going for jobs in the future, trying to get into college — we're in uncharted territory and we just don't know the implication it's going to have for the children. We need to slow down."