Parents find themselves in a "jurisdictional shell game" just trying to find out which court will hear their challenges to school districts that invoke copyright law to defeat public records requests, her SCOTUS petition says.
Remember those devastating learning losses that began during the pandemic? Turns out, they began years before COVID-19. Some states are finally turning things around.
This week’s hack into information from almost 9,000 schools included personally identifying data. It was not the first big edtech breach.
Universities across the country are rescheduling or canceling finals after a cyberattack shut down a learning platform used by thousands of schools for course information and assignments. The big picture: The attack comes at a critical moment for college students who are cramming for finals — and underscores education's growing reliance on singular technology platforms. Driving the news: With caps and gowns already purchased at campuses across the country, several universities announced that the shutdown forced them to reorganize or scratch finals. - Penn State announced that Thursday night and Friday exams had been canceled. Administrators are working with faculty to determine what that means for final grading. Students can still…
A hacking group that claimed responsibility for attacking Canvas’s parent company said it had gained access to data from more than 275 million people across 9,000 schools.
The Trump administration had said it would collect data from colleges to ensure compliance with a Supreme Court ruling ending affirmative action in admissions.
A group of Democratic attorneys general had sued to overturn the Trump administration’s new policy that demanded the past seven years of student application data.
PULSE POINTSWHAT HAPPENED: The Department of Education has launched two investigations into a Tufts University program over potential violations of federal privacy laws related to student data collection and sharing with the possible intention to influence American elections.WHO WAS INVOLVED: The Department of Education, Tufts University, the National Student Clearinghouse (NSC), and the National Study […] The post Liberal College Accused of Election Interference, Student Data Privacy Breaches. appeared first on The National Pulse .
PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: The Department of Education has launched two investigations into a Tufts University program over potential violations of federal privacy laws related to student data collection and sharing with the possible intention to influence American elections . WHO WAS INVOLVED: The Department of Education, Tufts University, the National Student Clearinghouse (NSC), and the National Study of Learning, Voting, and Engagement (NSLVE). WHEN & WHERE: The investigations were announced on Thursday, with the program operating out of Tufts University. KEY QUOTE: “American colleges and universities should be focused on teaching, learning, and research—not influencing elections.” — Secretary of Education Linda McMahon.…Open