In the digital age, nearly all college activities take place online — from interacting with student services to managing financial aid and participating in classroom engagement. As a result, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Tennessee state Sen. Bo Watson wants to eject undocumented children from classrooms. But first, he needs their data. Under ...

When considering industries such as finance or healthcare, the potential for sensitive data to fall into the wrong hands is a common concern. These sectors are prime targets for cybercriminals due to ...

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 ...

Educators generate and collect student Individualized Education Program (IEP) data daily. Because of the number of stakeholders involved in the IEP development and implementation, student data sets ...

Transfer students often experience a range of challenges transitioning from a community college to a four-year institution, including credit loss and feeling like they don’t belong on campus. At the ...

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 ...

Schools collect massive amounts of data about students: health records, grades, disciplinary actions, attendance, and more. And as schools rely more on digital tools, parents and students are ...

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The Department of Education (ED) on Thursday opened an investigation into a program that may be illegally collecting and sharing student information for the purpose of “influencing elections,” the ...

Aushanae Haller ’23J sees data science as “a Sherlock Holmes type of thing. You sort through data, analyze it and find a story.” Haller first became interested in the subject in high school and took ...