This is somewhat old news and it is a nationwide issue and not just confined to Colorado, but it may be news to some. David Migoya reports: Colorado colleges, universities and their alumni associations pocket millions of dollars a year via lucrative deals with banks and credit-card companies that peddle services to students, faculty and…
Category: Youth & Schools
Texas teacher resigns after posting blog with personal student info
Melissa B. Taboada reports: A first grade teacher at Pillow Elementary School resigned this month after she was confronted by district officials who accused her of posting personal information about her students on her blog, a violation of the federal student privacy rights statute. (The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act — more commonly known…
MCLU: Unpopular law could be headed toward repeal
Bonnie Warshuk reports: With a growing number of school boards advising parents not to give the state their children’s Social Security numbers, the law could be headed for repeal next year in Augusta, the Maine Civil Liberties Union said Thursday. So far, school committees in 14 cities and towns have voted to recommend parents not…
NJ man indicted for alleged computer crimes
Lisa Coryell reports: A Robbinsville man has been indicted on charges of computer-related theft and stalking for allegedly installing spyware on a computer he gave to a 12-year-old acquaintance so he could track her online activities. […] “A forensic search of the computer turned up tracking spyware that captured and recorded key strokes, snapshots of…