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Student Privacy Is at More Risk Than Ever Before. Can K-12 Schools Keep It Safe?

ED Surge

But how prepared are K-12 districts to handle the thorny privacy and security issues that these tools raise? Not very, according to “Uncovering Privacy and Security Challenges In K-12 Schools,” a new study of how districts handle privacy and security issues from researchers at the University of Chicago and New York University.

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Why Hidden Artificial Intelligence Features Make Such an Impact in Education

ED Surge

Before transitioning to EdTech, Levine enjoyed 30 years working in various positions in K-12 and higher ed. It really demonstrates what's possible when we look at connected learning not as a luxury but as a basic human right. is excited about the newest technologies and their impact on the learning experience.

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PARENT VOICE: They call it ‘school choice,’ but you may not end up with much of a choice at all

The Hechinger Report

With few other choices, I acquiesced to the school’s ultimatum and am keeping my son there while I search for a better option once again — even as he gets closer to aging out of K-12 education. Education is a human right, and public schools, open to all, are the guardians of this right.

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OPINION: America should learn from Europe and adopt tougher regulations on artificial intelligence

The Hechinger Report

And nowhere is this conversation more relevant than in K-12 education, where AI holds the promise of revolutionizing how teachers teach and students learn. The new European Union Artificial Intelligence Act categorizes AI-enabled technologies based on the risk they pose to the health, safety and human rights of users.

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We must not shut low-income students out of computer sciences

The Hechinger Report

These new skills and knowledge are the new fundamental requisites for K-12 studies, college studies, 21 st century jobs and ensuring lifelong earning in the digital innovation economy. In our 21 st century digital economy, literacy is much more than a mastery of the English language. It requires fluency in computer science.

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Get Started with Project-Based Learning

Digital Promise

Last fall we set out to discover which education research topics K-12 practitioners want to know more about. For example, Jeb and his colleague, Jen Anderson, are currently teaching Of Mice and Men through the lens of human rights.

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Students sue New York City, saying black and Latino athletes have fewer sports opportunities

The Hechinger Report

The complaint states that 17,323 black and Latino teens attend a school with no PSAL teams at all. The P.S.A.L. funds teams for about 45,000 student-athletes citywide.