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 ...

In many K–12 schools today, fragmented student data has quietly become one of the most significant barriers to effective decision-making and day-to-day operations. While digital tools have expanded ...

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 ...

As school districts increasingly adopt digital learning tools and interconnected technology, safeguarding student data has become essential. Schools store highly sensitive information—such as Social ...

“Hey, I'm a principal at a school, and I forgot my password,” the voice said. “Can you help me?” The call came into a help desk at Beaverton School District in Oregon. A city in Portland’s ...

Students’ data analysis skills have dropped, and teachers say they’re putting less emphasis on the subject, a new analysis finds—even as workforce demand for data-literate employees continues to rise.

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

The University of Nottingham has told students that a "significant amount of data" has been accessed during a cyber-attack. The university said an "external third party" accessed the data for current ...

In Spring 2023, Professor Dana Willner's DATA 303, Data Visualization students used their data science skills to illustrate data shared on the Student Enrollment Trends page. The dashboards below were ...

Education tech giant Instructure has confirmed a data breach affecting students’ private information. The hacking and extortion gang ShinyHunters claimed responsibility for the breach. The hackers ...

Recent efforts to improve on the openness and transparency in science have already begun paying off towards greater integrity in the way researchers do and report science. It is now common practice ...