education
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Elon Musk Endorses Tweet Saying Students at Black Colleges Have Low IQs
Elon Musk endorsed a tweet Tuesday that suggested graduates from Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) have IQs approaching “borderline intellectual impairment.” This isn’t the first time the billionaire celebrated blatant bigotry on his platform in recent months. In November, Musk promoted a tweet that said Jews push “hatred against whites.” This example deals with…
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School Surveillance Tools Are Harming Kids and Making It More Difficult to Finish Homework, Report Finds
The pandemic-era shift to remote learning sparked an acceleration of an already growing trend: education technology companies jockeying to sell schools on systems for monitoring students and filtering their internet browsing. Though school administrators will argue these tools are necessary to ensure kids’ safety online, newly released data shared with Gizmodo highlights numerous privacy concerns…
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U.S. College Board Tells TikTok and Facebook Student’s SAT Scores
Many students have no choice about working with the College Board, the company that administers the SAT test and Advanced Placement exams. Part of that relationship involves a long history of privacy issues. Tests by Gizmodo found if you use some of the handy tools promoted by College Board’s website, the organization sends details about…
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Hackers Leaked Minneapolis Students’ Psychological Reports, Allegations of Abuse
After hacking the Minneapolis public school system in March, a ransomware gang proceeded this week to leak students’ personal information to the web. Included in the tranche were the usual deluge of personal data points — including students’ birthdays and social security numbers. But NBC, which reviewed the leaks, now reports that the trove also…