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A college student's perspective on using AI in class

Instead of banning AI, why don't schools teach students to use it critically? College freshman Maximilian Milovidov shares what he has learned in an "AI writing" course at Columbia University.
EdTech Magazine

Shadow Data in Higher Education: Governing Unsanctioned Data Before It Becomes a FERPA Problem

As data moves beyond institutional systems, higher education faces a growing challenge with shadow data. Here’s how IT ...
Spectrum News NY1

Admission data shows racial disparity in specialized schools

Admissions data once again shows that the students being admitted to the city’s specialized high schools do not reflect the demographics of the public school system, with the percentage of seats going ...
The Michigan Daily

UMich students and workers discuss strategies to oppose Ypsilanti data center

Community members gather at Ann Arbor District Library to discuss the possibility of a data center being built in Ypsilanti Township Tuesday evening. Soyeon Kim/DAILY. Buy this photo. The University ...
KBIA

Teachers could face sanctions for using students' preferred pronouns

Senator Maggie Nurrenbern (D-Kansas City), speaks during a Senate Education Committee meeting on Tuesday, Feb, 10, 2026. The committee heard a proposed bill that would prevent teachers from using a ...
WCVB Channel 5 Boston

Education Department investigates Tufts University over student data, elections

THE RESTAURANT OPEN IN TIME FOR THE SUMMER, AND THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION HAS LAUNCHED AN INVESTIGATION INTO TUFTS UNIVERSITY OVER POTENTIAL PRIVACY VIOLATIONS. THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION IS ...
CNN

With ICE using Medicaid data, hospitals and states are in a bind over warning immigrant patients

The Trump administration’s move to give deportation officials access to Medicaid data is putting hospitals and states in a bind as they weigh whether to alert immigrant patients that their personal ...
Inside Higher Ed

Education Dept. Tells Universities Not to Use Student Voting Data

The Education Department sent a message to colleges and universities nationwide Thursday: Any that use data released this year by a massive student voting study risk being labeled violators of a ...
cmu.edu

CMU Student Database is the Secret Weapon for Federal Chip Oversight

A team of students from Carnegie Mellon University’s Heinz College of Information Systems and Public Policy(opens in new window) helped the U.S. Government Accountability Office(opens in new window) ...
Phys.org

New database reveals how Americans use water

Water powers our lives. It feeds our crops, keeps factories running, generates electricity, and fills our taps. But until now, no one had a clear, national picture of how much water we're using—and ...
Reuters

Children’s and Student Data Privacy Laws in the US

For example, a social media platform specifically targeting children may have different obligations from an online retailer that only incidentally reaches children. There are also federal student ...