Canvas Is Back Online, but Questions — and Final Exam Disruptions — Linger
Canvas, the learning‑management system used by roughly 30 million students and faculty, was taken offline after a breach by the ShinyHunters hacking group. The outage disrupted final‑exam schedules at dozens of U.S. colleges and K‑12 districts, prompting postponements and cancellations. Instructure, Canvas’s parent, restored service after shutting down vulnerable free‑for‑teacher accounts and issuing a security patch. The breach exposed names, emails and messages but no passwords or financial data, leaving institutions to grapple with data‑privacy concerns and recovery plans.
Several States — and the LA Public Schools — Are Setting Limits on Screen Time
The Los Angeles Unified School District voted unanimously to curb screen time for all grades, eliminating it entirely for elementary students starting this fall. The decision follows a wave of state legislation—Alabama, Tennessee, Utah and Virginia have already enacted measures...