US EditionTrump admin probe targets Tufts for claims it shared student data for elections
The U.S. Department of Education probes whether Tufts and the National Student Clearinghouse improperly shared student data with political groups, risking Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act violations.
- On Thursday, the U.S. Department of Education's Student Privacy Policy Office announced a formal investigation into Tufts University and the National Student Clearinghouse following reports alleging data was shared to "influence elections".
- The probe centers on the National Study of Learning, Voting, and Engagement hosted at Tufts, which says institutions authorize deidentified enrollment data matched to public voter files, while the department says this raises significant Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act compliance and informed consent concerns.
- Investigators will map data flows between participating colleges, Tufts, the NSC, and vendors like Catalist and L2, per reports to the department.
- Frank E. Miller Jr. told institutions to pause use of this year's data and warned colleges and universities nationwide that using it risks enforcement actions like withholding payments and cease-and-desist orders.
- The investigations could limit how over 1,000 colleges use NSLVE data this year, as the Department of Education warned this may affect student participation and campus engagement efforts.
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ED Tells Universities Not to Use Student Voting Data
The department announced Thursday it’s investigating Tufts University and the National Student Clearinghouse over alleged student privacy violations in the National Study of Learning, Voting and Engagement. The Education Department sent a message to colleges and universities nationwide Thursday: Any that use data released this year by a massive student voting study risk being labeled violators of a federal law protecting student privacy, and suf…
Liberal College Accused of Election Interference, Student Data Privacy Breaches.
PULSE POINTSWHAT HAPPENED: The Department of Education has launched two investigations into a Tufts University program over potential violations of federal privacy laws related to student data collection and sharing with the possible intention to influence American elections.WHO WAS INVOLVED: The Department of Education, Tufts University, the National Student Clearinghouse (NSC), and the National Study of Learning, Voting, and Engagement (NSLVE)…
EXCLUSIVE: Ed Dept Investigating College Org Allegedly Leaking Student Data To 'Influence Elections'
The Department of Education is investigating a program that may be illegally collecting and sharing student information for the purpose of influencing elections
Student Data Or Political Strategy? Feds Launch Probe Into Voting Research Giant
The federal government is pulling the curtain back on how college students’ private information moves from the classroom to the ballot box. On Thursday, the U.S. Department of Education’s Student Privacy Policy Office (SPPO) announced a formal investigation into Tufts University and the National Student Clearinghouse (NSC). The core of the probe centers on whether […] Student Data Or Political Strategy? Feds Launch Probe Into Voting Research Gia…
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