Nation

Schools audit: Puzzle of over 500,000 learners ‘unaccounted for’

An audit on schools and learners conducted recently by the Ministry of Education shows that more than 500,000 learners’ data is “unaccounted for”, exposing weaknesses in the National Education ...
Inside Higher Ed

Education Dept. Tells Universities Not to Use Student Voting Data

The department announced Thursday it’s investigating Tufts University and the National Student Clearinghouse over alleged student privacy violations in the National Study of Learning, Voting and ...
EdTech

AI in Higher Education: Protecting Student Data Privacy

While artificial intelligence has long supported higher education research initiatives, it’s now expanding into areas that touch student data. Examples include face recognition in surveillance cameras ...
BUSINESSJOURNALISM

Databases you can use

In this week’s episode, Megan Calcote compiles some of the databases and tips for using them that were shared during Reynolds Week 2016. The speakers highlighted are Steve Doig, data journalist and ...
New Hampshire Public Radio

Students claim SNHU shares their GPA and other personal data with TikTok, Google

A pair of Southern New Hampshire University students are claiming the school shares students’ sensitive personal information, including their GPAs, ethnicities and contact information, with Google and ...
Concord Monitor

Lawsuit: Students claim SNHU shares their GPA and other personal data with TikTok, Google

Sign up for the Concord Monitor’s morning newsletter for essential news each day, and our contests and promotions list for special offers and giveaways. A pair of ...
Post-Bulletin

Rochester Public Schools opted out of the Minnesota Student Survey in search of more efficient data

ROCHESTER — For the first time in more than a decade, Rochester Public Schools opted out of having students participate in the Minnesota Student Survey and will instead have students, teachers and ...
The New York Times

Immigration Agents Are Using Air Passenger Data for Deportation Effort

The Transportation Security Administration is flagging passengers for Immigration and Customs Enforcement to identify and detain travelers subject to deportation orders. The Transportation Security ...
Cleveland.com

Former Rocky River school resource officer sentenced to prison for illegal database searches of women, students

CLEVELAND, Ohio — A former Rocky River High School resource officer who illegally searched law enforcement databases to gather information on women and students was sentenced Wednesday to six months ...
dbta

Experts Give 8 Big Data Predictions for 2026

As AI continues to dominate the technology landscape, the data underlying the information these artificial intelligence solutions train on is under more scrutiny than ever. According to Research ...
Bleeping Computer

FTC settlement requires Illuminate to delete unnecessary student data

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is proposing that education technology provider Illuminate Education to delete unnecessary student data and improve its security to settle allegations related to an ...