The breach is the latest in a series of high-profile cybersecurity incidents affecting K-12 schools, which are a top target of hackers and are uniquely vulnerable to cyberattacks.

PowerSchool, a national student software company, announced that a data breach may have compromised the personal data of students and teachers in school districts across the United States. Some Vermont schools have already reported being affected.

A number of schools in Connecticut have been affected by a widespread cybersecurity breach involving the PowerSchool Student Information System used by districts across the country and internationally.

More details are coming out about the cybersecurity breach into PowerSchool, a cloud storage education technology provider serving K-12 schools across Maine.

To honor President Jimmy Carter, The Edward M. Kennedy Institute invites the public to watch a live stream of the late President’s State Funeral at the Kennedy Institute in observance of Thursday’s National Day of Mourning.

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