Nick Balatsos reports: Wyoming lawmakers this week killed a controversial proposal that would have made all college student emails private. The law would have made Wyoming the first state in the country to block access to all student emails, regardless of content. But after hearing concerns this week from members of the Wyoming Press Association…
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Arizona education department launches new data system
Yoohyun Jung reports: The Arizona Department of Education launched a new system to collect data from schools. The new system called “AzEDS,” replaced the Student Accountability Information System, which was dysfunctional for several years and costing the department and schools time and money, according to Charles Tack, a department spokesman. AzEDS collects data relevant to allocating…
Texas to require cameras in some special ed classes
Eva-Marie Ayala reports: Texas special education advocates say a new law requiring video cameras in some classrooms will protect those students most at risk of being abused. The law says school districts must install cameras in special education classrooms if parents, teachers or school staffers request them. The law also requires that parents be allowed…
Open U. students’ progress to be monitored by software
Students at the Open University are going to have their progress monitored by software to spot if they need any extra support. BBC has the story.