The incidents led to stolen identities, tax fraud, altered student records, and millions of stolen tax dollars, according to the K-12 Cybersecurity Resource Center.
AI-powered tools may augment teachers, a new RAND report argues--but only if big concerns around bias and transparency are first addressed.
A recent report that analyses the thoroughness and quality of student-data privacy laws passed in the U.S. may be more misleading than it is illuminating.
Districts are increasingly confident in their networks' ability to support one or even two digital devices for every student, according to a new survey of […]
Schools should share more student information with law enforcement in order to protect students during emergencies, according to a federal school safety commission.
From cybersecurity to school safety, privacy to personalized learning, and social media to media literacy, here are 10 of the biggest stories on the ed-tech […]
Live, real-time access to school camera systems could improve police response to tragedies. But law-enforcement surveillance in public schools could also have negative consequences.
Do you still remember GDPR? Well certainly GDPR still remembers you:) Six months after the general brouhaha of GDPR legislation coming into effect and it […]
According to a new Project Tomorrow/iboss report, 71 percent of district administrators are concerned about the security of their networks.
The backlog of student-privacy complaints from parents goes back years, an audit found, and the department lacks basic controls and procedures.
The Office of the Chief Privacy Officer will be dismantled, and a new Privacy Policy Office will be responsible for technical assistance and FERPA enforcement.
A new toolkit from two advocacy organizations, Parent Coalition for Student Privacy and The Badass Teachers Association, aims to help educators deal with the world […]
