Forty-six states have introduced varied legislation this year to protect students’ personal data from unauthorized or predatory collectors. While schools and districts expand the type and amount of student data they collect, online learning tools are also gathering data unique to student users posing threats to child safety, including predatory marketing and identity theft. (The New York Times)
Eleanor Dearman is a former reporting fellow. She majored in journalism at the University of Texas at Austin. She has also interned for the San Antonio Express-News in its Austin bureau covering Texas... More by Eleanor Dearman
