Many college and K-12 students were unable to access assignments or course materials on Monday morning as the learning management platform Canvas reported widespread connectivity issues.
The issue was caused by an Amazon Web Services (AWS) outage, as confirmed by Canvas on its status page, citing "an ongoing AWS incident" as the cause of the disruption.
Canvas is experiencing issues due to an ongoing AWS incident. We are working on recovering as soon as possible.
The outage began around 10 a.m. and lasted for several hours, affecting students' access to assignments and course materials.
Author's summary: Canvas website down due to AWS outage.