Martin Kidston reports: A Helena judge has granted author Jon Krakauer’s request to inspect documents he believes are on file with the Montana University System regarding the 2012 disciplinary hearing of University of Montana Grizzlies quarterback Jordan Johnson. Helena District Court Judge Kathy Seeley granted Krakauer’s motion on Thursday and denied the commissioner of higher education’s request to keep…
Category: Youth & Schools
Big Data in the Classroom (Room for Debate)
Pointer: The New York Times‘ Room for Debate focuses on big data in education. You can access the debaters’ opinions here.
AL: Huntsville schools say call from NSA led to monitoring students online; NSA says call never happened
Challen Stephens reports: A secret program to monitor students’ online activities began quietly in Huntsville schools, following a phone call from the NSA, school officials say. Huntsville schools Superintendent Casey Wardynski says the system began monitoring social media sites 18 months ago, after the National Security Agency tipped the school district to a student making violent…
Back to School: Get Your Digital Rights Student Group Started Right Away
April Glaser of EFF writes: Watch for it. This year student protest and resistance to mass surveillance might be bursting at the seams. The Internet, which students across the world have grown up with, is under threat. And now more than ever, student leaders are contacting EFF, wanting to know how to get involved to…