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educationTuesday, July 28, 2026

Special ed overhaul, UK tech tracks, and a college breach

Today's education news is a mixed bag of policy shifts and security failures. The US quietly moved special education oversight out of the Department of Education, while the UK is pushing technical subjects for 14-year-olds. A Houston college data breach exposed hundreds of thousands of records, and a Secret Service agent was charged in a fraternity hazing, a reminder that campus violence comes in many forms.

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Policy and restructuring

Two very different governments are rethinking how education is delivered and who oversees it.

Security and scandal

From data breaches to violent hazing, institutions are grappling with safety failures on multiple fronts.

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Have I Been Pwned: Houston City College Data Breach

Houston City College's June data breach exposed 832,000 records including academic data, part of a ShinyHunters extortion campaign that went public when demands weren't met.

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Special ed overhaul, UK tech tracks, and a college breach | Education Roundup · 28 Jul