How does Planisphere measure cohort fairness without touching student PII?

Planisphere measures the model's behaviour against a fixed, synthetic-or-de-identified probe set engineered to span cohorts, so it observes how the model responds across groups without ingesting real student records. The evidence is about the model's…

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Planisphere measures the model's behaviour against a fixed, synthetic-or-de-identified probe set engineered to span cohorts, so it observes how the model responds across groups without ingesting real student records. The evidence is about the model's behaviour, not about identifiable individuals. This keeps the audit on the right side of FERPA/COPPA data limits; it measures model behaviour and does not process student PII or certify legal compliance.

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