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From High School to Harvard, Students Urge for Clarity on Privacy Rights

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Chad Marlow, ACLU Counsel According to the Future of Privacy Forum (FPF), a Washington, D.C.-based Earlier this month, ACLU’s Rhode Island chapter released a scathing report, “ High School Non-Confidential Report: How School-Loaned Computers May Be Peering Into Your Home ,” that blasted the lack of safeguards to protect students’ privacy.

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Counselors Couldn’t Keep Up With Our Growing Mental Health Crisis, So Peers Stepped Up

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Even when I came on and there were two of us counseling, it wasn’t enough to support that many students. We needed to acknowledge the steep, and growing, demand for counseling services, and we had to create time and space for every student reaching out to receive support.

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The Unintentional Ways Schools Might Be Violating FERPA, and How They Can Stay Vigilant

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Those services might appear free on the surface, but the vendors could be “getting paid in education records,” or mining the data to sell to third-parties, another violation. Steven McDonald, a FERPA expert and general counsel at the Rhode Island School of Design, thinks similarly. Educators should be also be diligent on social media.

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For Teens, Text-Based Crisis Lines Increase Accessibility Amid Mental Health Emergency

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That’s especially useful for young people who can’t afford or otherwise access mental health counseling because of their location. LGBTQ+ youth who call or text 988 are redirected to the Trevor Project crisis line, which can provide support that’s tailored to their specific needs.

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As Child Care Challenges Threaten the American Workforce, Business Leaders Call for Action

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One of the signatories to the ReadyNation letter to Congress, Hugh Welsh, president and general counsel of DSM North America, the North American subsidiary of a Netherlands-based health, wellness and bioscience company, says his sense is that support by business leaders for action to improve child care delivery across the country is increasing.

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Niche Raises $35 Million to Rival School Directory Review Sites

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Sally Rubenstone, a contributor to college admissions counseling website College Confidential and an admissions counselor for more than 15 years, said in an email that U.S The list is limited to schools with an overall Niche grade of B or higher and with at least half of its student population identifying as economically disadvantaged.

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Coronavirus FAQ: Everything Schools and Companies Need and Want to Know

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During these first few days of schools moving online, educators are adjusting to a new—and likely chaotic—environment. Oregon State University , Southwestern University in Texas and Utica College in New York are just some of the schools that have extended their enrollment deposit dates to June 1.

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