American colleges and universities should be focused on teaching, learning, and research – not influencing elections,” U.S.

The Department of Education (ED) on Thursday opened an investigation into a program that may be illegally collecting and sharing ...

In the year 2025, no one should have to be convinced that protecting data privacy matters. For education institutions, it’s really that simple of a priority–and that complicated. Despite the passage ...

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 ...

The federal government is pulling the curtain back on how college students’ private information moves from the classroom to ...

SEATTLE — In a recent survey of K-12 ed-tech leaders, the Consortium for School Networking (CoSN) found that most are extremely or very concerned about student data privacy but lack the expertise and ...

Washington, D.C. – CoSN today awarded Delaware Area Career Center in Delaware, Ohio, the Trusted Learning Environment (TLE) Mini Seal in the Business Practice. The CoSN TLE Seal is a national ...

In December 2021, a data breach occurred at Illuminate after the credentials of a former employee were commandeered by hackers. The information downloaded allegedly contained student names, birth ...

An overview of federal and state laws governing children’s and student privacy in the US, including the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 (COPPA), as well as sector-specific rules, ...

In today’s digital world, students generate and share data almost constantly—through online classes, learning apps, social media, gaming platforms, and everyday internet use. Understanding ...

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