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fromInside Higher Ed | Higher Education News, Events and Jobs
4 days ago

Institutions, Advocates Argue Against Admissions Data Collection

Under the Department of Education's proposed Admissions and Consumer Transparency Supplement, institutions would have to submit applied, admitted and enrolled student data broken down by test score quintiles, grade point average quintiles, income ranges, Pell Grant eligibility and parental education levels, as well as data regarding aid and student outcomes. Institutions would also be required to send historical data going back to 2020.
Higher education
EU data protection
fromTheregister
1 week ago

Microsoft 'illegally' tracked students via 365 Education

The Austrian regulator found Microsoft violated GDPR by failing to fully inform about student data processing and shifting access responsibilities onto schools.
EU data protection
fromTechzine Global
1 week ago

Microsoft 365 Education violates GDPR: illegally tracks students

Microsoft 365 Education unlawfully tracked students, misused student data, denied access, and shifted GDPR responsibilities to schools, prompting the Austrian DPA to order data deletion.
#uc-berkeley
Higher education
fromThe Mercury News
3 weeks ago

UCSD faculty fear student, employee information may have been shared with Trump administration for investigation

UC San Diego faculty fear students' and employees' personal information may have been shared with federal investigators, risking targeting by the Trump administration.
fromwww.mercurynews.com
1 month ago

Letters: UC leadership should resign after handing over names

As the UC system asks its supporters to stand up against the federal government's demand for $1 billion from UCLA, it throws 160 of its own under the bus. In a cynical act of self-service, UC's leadership has given the names of those who practiced free speech, endangering their lives and livelihoods. As a Berkeley alum, I am appalled by this decision.
California
US politics
fromAdvocate.com
1 month ago

Maine fights Trump DOJ demand for identity of every student athlete in the state

Maine Principals' Association refused a DOJ subpoena for student-athlete rosters to protect minors' personally identifiable information amid a federal effort targeting transgender female athletes.
#data-breach
Privacy professionals
fromDataBreaches.Net
1 month ago

Texas sues PowerSchool over breach compromising info of over 880,000 students, teachers - DataBreaches.Net

A PowerSchool data breach exposed sensitive personal and health information of over 880,000 Texas students and teachers, prompting a lawsuit by the Texas Attorney General.
US politics
fromBoston.com
1 month ago

Feds investigating Mass. school district over student survey that referenced gender identity, sexual activity

The U.S. Department of Education is investigating Burlington Public Schools for allegedly administering a Youth Risk Behavior Survey despite parents' opt-out requests.
Artificial intelligence
fromFuturism
1 month ago

Creepy AI Will Look Up a Teacher's Info to Predict What Grade They'll Give a Paper

Grammarly released an AI Grader that uses publicly available instructor information and uploaded rubrics to predict student grades and provide tailored feedback, raising privacy concerns.
Education
fromAbove the Law
2 months ago

Student Sue School For Using AI To Snoop Through Their Emails - Above the Law

Students should have a reasonable expectation of privacy regarding their messages, and AI surveillance tools like Gaggle raise significant privacy concerns.
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