Seth Roy reports: Newark police are investigating a report filed this week that alleges leaders of the new Eagle Wings Academy took student information from Excel Academy to contact school districts. On May 9, Marlene Jacob — former Excel director and current Eagle Wings director — sent letters to districts that contract with Excel about…
Category: Youth & Schools
Judge orders release of disputed Jared Lee Loughner emails
Forest Carr reports: Many of the so-far secret Pima College documents about its most dangerous student will soon be public. Pima College issued a statement late Wednesday afternoon saying that it will not appeal a judge’s ruling ordering the college to release certain disputed emails regarding accused mass shooter Jared Lee Loughner. “The court has…
Web giants fight California privacy bill
Cecilia Kang reports: Web giants Facebook, Google, Twitter and Skype have banded together to oppose an online social networking privacy bill in California that would require users’ permission to display personal information such as home addresses and phone numbers. The bill, introduced last February by state Senate Majority Leader Ellen M. Corbett (D-San Leandro), started out…
Cameras in U.S. schools to record calorie counts
Jim Forsyth reports: The next time children in some elementary schools in the state of Texas try to sneak extra french fries onto their tray in the cafeteria line, the eye in the sky will be watching them. Using a $2 million grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the schools in San Antonio are…