Education News – Sherlynn Summers
“President Barack Obama has proposed new steps to strengthen laws against identity theft and to safeguard American companies, consumers and infrastructure from cyber threats, while retaining privacy and civil liberties. Among his new legislation, the President has called for improved measures to protect students’ private data…The plan, which was introduced during Obama’s speech at the Federal Trade Commission, is designed to equip teachers and parents with the confidence needed to improve the use of technology in teaching and learning, and ensuring that any educational information gathered is utilized for educational purposes only.”(more)