Private Testing Company Scrutinized for Student Privacy Issues
Akron Beacon Journal, March 22, 2015
Parents are concerned with their children taking tests from Pearson, a private company that collects personally identifiable information from students…
Testing Drones for Prison Security Put on Hold in Ohio
WBNS-10TV, March 23, 2015
Ohio’s prisons agency says it has put a hold on its testing of drones as a security measure to keep watch over two corrections facilities…
Who Owns the Research: Ohio State or Faculty?
The Columbus Dispatch, March 23, 2015
Ohio State University faculty members are fighting a proposal that they fear would give the school a claim to profits from books, articles, software and other works they create…
Obama Announces $240M in New Pledges for STEM Education
ABC News, March 23, 2015
At the White House Fair on Monday, Obama announced more than $240 million in pledges to boost the study of STEM fields…
Kobo Parent Acquires OverDrive
Library Jounal, March 20, 2015
Leading library ebook distributor OverDrive was sold to Rakuten for $410 million cash…