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In fall 2026, the University of Hawaiʻi rolled out the online proctoring tool Honorlock to give educators the flexibility to ...

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 ...

Children’s privacy is a unique legal area that generally applicable data protection laws cannot easily address. Children have significant economic power, but they require greater privacy protections ...

From student-identity theft to the sale of student information for corporate gain, there is no shortage of news about challenges associated with the growing presence of technology in our nation’s ...

Public Trust Center gives districts direct access to DPIAs, subprocessor data, and SOC 2 Type II results, and every new ...

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In 2025, schools are sitting on more data than ever before. Student records, attendance, health information, behavioral logs, and digital footprints generated by edtech tools have turned K-12 ...

On November 6, 2025, the California, Connecticut, and New York Attorneys General (collectively, the “Attorneys General”) announced a settlement with Illuminate Education, Inc. to resolve allegations ...

As AI becomes increasingly common in classrooms, educators, parents and students are raising concerns about data privacy and the role schools should play in protecting children’s information.

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 ...

NFEC analysis finds financial education standards and legislation requiring activities involving sensitive personally identifiable information (PII), including Social Security numbers, birthdates, and ...