A third-party software provider that maintains student and teacher data for school districts across the country disclosed it suffered a data breach earlier this month.

The hack of a K-12 software provider has left student and teacher information exposed in districts around the country. The breach has left many North Carolina students, teachers and families worried about the potential impact on their privacy.

A data breach that involves PowerSchool is impacting smoeOn the afternoon of Tuesday, January 7, PowerSchool alerted North Carolina public schools and the Nort