At least two Upstate school districts are notifying families about a cybersecurity incident involving a software provider which may have exposed data for thousands of current and former students.

The ed tech boom has reshaped education in JCPS and turned over a massive amount of student data to tech companies.

BOSTON — A Billerica-based educational software company is facing a putative class-action lawsuit in which the plaintiffs allege the company has been improperly harvesting and sharing student data.

Each school year, one important task on a principal’s plate is to review student-achievement data to identify trends and adjust goals. However, several common misinterpretations and misuse of such ...