Last year, Democratic-Farmer-Labor majorities in the Minnesota Legislature passed what they billed as historic funding for K-12 education. School districts across the state saw a total of $2.2 billion in new funding for the 2024-25 two-year budget, a nearly 11% increase over the last state budget. But despite record funding this year, many school districts across the state still face budget .
A security lapse at a leading school safety company that exposed millions of sensitive records online — including districts’ active-shooter response plans, students’ medical records and court documents about child abuse — has revived criticism that an industry student privacy pledge fails to police bad actors. In response to an inquiry by The 74, the […]
Rich in digitized data, the nation's schools are prime targets for far-flung criminal hackers, who are assiduously locating and scooping up sensitive files.
Rich in digitized data, the nation's schools are prime targets for far-flung criminal hackers, who are assiduously locating and scooping up sensitive files.