Each school year, one important task on a principal’s plate is to review student-achievement data to identify trends and adjust goals. However, several common misinterpretations and misuse of such ...

The hack of a company that helps schools track tens of millions of students appears to be the largest breach of American children’s personal information to date, school officials and cybersecurity ...

The company failed to secure student health records, addresses, and other sensitive information for years Parents can take steps now to protect their children's data at school If your child attends ...

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When hackers hit a school district, they can expose Social Security numbers, home addresses, and even disability and disciplinary records. Now, cybersecurity advocates warn that the Trump ...

Tennessee state Sen. Bo Watson wants to eject undocumented students from public school classrooms. But first, he needs their data. Watson seeks to require students statewide to submit a birth ...

Tech giant Google is unlawfully collecting and selling data on K-12 students' web activities, a pair of California families allege in a federal lawsuit filed this week. North Carolina public schools ...

Georgia lawmakers won’t move forward with a proposed statewide school safety database that collects information on students who may commit violence. Last month, state House Speaker Jon Burns proposed ...

Prince William County schools mistakenly shared student and parent personal information with Hazel Health, a third-party partner of the school division.

Before becoming a Utah representative, Nicholeen Peck, a Republican from Tooele, made headlines in 2018 when she claimed she could access pornographic content through academic research databases ...

Prince William County Schools inadvertently shared some parent and student information with a third-party company. PWCS is ...