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Promethean Announces iKeepSafe Student Data Privacy Certification in the U.S. for ClassFlow Software

February 5, 2021 by eSchool News Staff

As districts have implemented more technology to support digital learning, student data privacy in schools has become a critical issue.

Promethean®, a leading global education technology company, today at TCEA 2021 announced its ClassFlow™ platform had received iKeepSafe certification renewal. ... Read more

Research Shows the Need for More Support to Protect Privacy and Advance Digital Equity

October 23, 2020 by eSchool News Staff

The Center for Democracy and Technology (CDT) today released a new report — with accompanying survey findings — that reflect ... Read more

Encrypt Email and Attachments

March 23, 2020March 20, 2020 by eSchool News

Today, and in the coming days, data privacy will become even more important as the need to collaborate and share ... Read more

Understanding cyber liability insurance

April 3, 2019 by Fred Smith

Have you read the latest newsflash? School district data breaches are on the rise, and your school district’s student information system (SIS) data could be a prime target…

Data access is easier than ever, but is that a good thing?

February 8, 2019 by Eileen Belastock, CETL

Tactical student data privacy questions like “What can I do right now?” should be asked by all CIOs, teachers, administrators, and policymakers in this changing landscape of data…

IT leaders, admins still fear network attacks

May 9, 2019December 14, 2018 by Laura Ascione

Balancing access to educational resources with security needs remains a top challenge for school district IT leaders, according to new findings from the Speak Up Research Project for…

5 different ways IT directors handle student data privacy

May 6, 2019October 24, 2018 by Ellen Ullman

As districts continue to go 1:1 and encourage teachers to integrate digital tools into their lessons, IT directors need to pay close attention to the way edtech companies…

4 simple questions school leaders should ask about cybersecurity

August 22, 2018 by Steve Baule

In today’s world where hacking and other forms of cyber-attacks abound, it isn’t enough to simply expect that the IT staff has data security under control. According to…

10 big findings about ed-tech privacy

July 13, 2018 by Laura Ascione

Student information privacy is a hot-button topic, and a new survey shows a widespread lack of transparency and inconsistent privacy and security practices among ed-tech applications and services.…

Beware: Your SIS might not be protecting student data

June 22, 2018 by John Jennings

When FERPA was signed into law by President Gerald Ford in 1974, “accessibility” meant “the key to the filing cabinet,” and an “information request” was either an in-person…

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