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Digital rights group alleges Google invades student privacy

December 17, 2015 by Laura Ascione

Google is being accused of invading the privacy of students using laptop computers powered by the internet company's Chrome operating system. The Electronic Frontier Foundation, a digital rights…

Anonymous message board app raises concern

May 6, 2014 by By Laura Devaney, Managing Editor, <a href='https://twitter.com/esn_laura' target='_blank'>@eSN_Laura</a>

An anonymous message board app that students in some districts are using to tease teachers and fellow students has parents and educators alarmed, not only because of how…

Apple settles with FTC after kids blow millions on the app store

January 17, 2014 by staff and wire services reports

Apple agreed to settle with the Federal Trade Commission on Wednesday after a formal complaint said the company was billing customers for millions of dollars worth of App…

Steubenville school superintendent indicted for obstruction in teen rape case

November 26, 2013 by staff and wire services reports

A school superintendent has been indicted on charges of obstructing justice and tampering with evidence by a grand jury investigating the rape of a 16-year-old girl in Steubenville,…

Apple found to have conspired to raise eBook prices

July 10, 2013 by staff and wire services reports

A federal judge ruled Wednesday that Apple conspired to raise the prices of eBooks.

Court: No class-action status in Google book case

July 1, 2013 by Laura Ascione

Google Inc. got a friendly ruling from a federal appeals panel that stripped a group representing authors of class-action status as the search engine defends itself against claims…

Apple trial defense: A guilty verdict would send chills across internet industry

June 20, 2013 by staff and wire services reports

Apple lawyers on Thursday closed their arguments in a federal antitrust trial with fierce warnings that a guilty verdict would sends chills across the internet industry, The Washington…

Boys guilty in Fairfax ‘sexting’ case

April 19, 2013 by staff and wire services reports

The West Springfield High School student crept up to the car where his buddy was having sex with a teenage girl, a prosecutor said, and shot a cellphone…

Conn. student disabled on school trip wins $41.7M

March 28, 2013 by staff and wire services reports

A jury on Wednesday awarded $41.7 million to a woman who sued her prestigious boarding school after contracting a tick-borne illness on a school trip to China that…

5 ways to prepare and teach online classes

Online tutoring is becoming more accepted for people every day. With the coronavirus pandemic still affecting the world, there’s never been a better time to work remotely.

How is technology impacting literacy?

We live in a world where learning and technology are intrinsically linked, especially in the minds of our youth. But do today’s students process information differently because it comes on a digital device? Is there a correlation between technology use and plummeting literacy rates? And is the way our young people consume information negatively impacting their growth as learners?

Digital rights group alleges Google invades student privacy

Apple settles with FTC after kids blow millions on the app store

Steubenville school superintendent indicted for obstruction in teen rape case

Apple found to have conspired to raise eBook prices

Court: No class-action status in Google book case

Apple trial defense: A guilty verdict would send chills across internet industry

Boys guilty in Fairfax ‘sexting’ case

Conn. student disabled on school trip wins $41.7M

Flinn Scientific Launches New Contest for STEM Educators in Celebration of Mole Day

Digital Magazines Now Available to K-12 Schools Worldwide in Sora Reading App

iTutor’s Virtual Quarantine Classroom Offers Educational Lifeline for COVID-Affected South Carolina and New York Students

Discovery Education Continues Supporting Educators During the COVID-19 Pandemic with Hundreds of No Cost Daily Activitie

Dynamic New Virtual Field Trips from Discovery Education and Social Impact Partners Help Students Explore STEM in the World Around Them

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