About AI Labs
Responsible Artificial Intelligence Puts People First
For more than 50 years, Curriculum Associates’ mission has been to make classrooms better places for teachers and students. AI Labs honors this mission by building ethical, human-centered AI designed in partnership with educators, grounded in the learning sciences, and developed and refined in real classrooms.
Our Guiding Principles
Six key principles guide our AI work, building on our company values and commitment to the one million educators and 17 million students we serve.
- Impactful—Improve student outcomes through ongoing rigorous research and continuous improvement.
- Fair—Accelerate learning opportunities for every student.
- Collaborative—Co-create with educators, students, and school communities.
- Secure—Adhere to the highest standards of data privacy, protection, and security.
- Human Centered—Develop AI that reinforces teacher expertise and keeps relationships at the core of learning.
- Transparent—Be clear about what we build, how it works, and its impact on learning.
Hear from Our Experts
Building Trust through Responsible Design
John Higginson writes for THE AI JOURNAL on artificial intelligence and student privacy
Guest Post: A Decade of Building Responsible Voice AI fo...
Dr. Amelia Kelly’s Digital Promise blog explores how AI needs to support learners fairly and safely.
AI in Education: The Future of Learning, Teaching & Tale...
John Higginson joins NASSCOM, exploring the evolving role of AI in education.
Finding Their Voice: Voice AI for Literacy Support
Dr. Kristen Huff and Dr. Amelia Kelly join Ed Technical to discuss the realities of developing AI in educ...
Safeguarding Students—Why Responsible AI in Education Is...
Dr. Amelia Kelly shares the importance of building fair, privacy-first voice AI with educators.
Building Voice Tech for Education with Mauro Nicolao
As schools adopt AI tools, implementing voice technology that works for all students is more crucial than...
What Our Customers Say
Participating in the pilot wasn’t just about trying a new approach to assessing literacy using voice AI. It was about being on the front end of innovation and shaping how technology can meaningfully support teachers and students in real classrooms.
AI Tools for Educators
One truth guides our work with millions of students and educators nationwide: learning is, at its core, a human endeavor. Relationships between students, teachers, and families drive real and lasting growth. AI can support this work, but only when used thoughtfully, intentionally, and in service of skilled instruction.
Building responsible AI-powered tools for education takes time. We are listening and learning from educators and students to understand how AI can best support every classroom’s needs and how we can make it even better.
By integrating responsible AI into our award-winning i-Ready programs, we aim to provide schools with:
- More time for human connection and instruction
- More granular and timely insights to guide teaching
- Accurate and private AI-powered learning experiences
- More enjoyable and engaging learning experiences
Educator Resources
Understanding the "Artificial" in Artificial Intelligenc...
Written by Dr. Emma O'Neill, this article discusses how AI education tools work, their limitations, and h...
Voice AI Tools in the Classroom: 5 Practical Questions
Dr. Amelia Kelly discusses how responsibly built voice AI tools in the classroom can boost literacy, redu...
AI Tools in the Classroom: Why School Pilots Matter More...
Principal Nicki Bryant writes about how educator-led pilots create better educational technology and driv...
Purpose-Built Voice AI Technology
The SoapBox speech engine is our proprietary voice AI technology, built from the ground up for education and designed to support children’s unique voices, speech patterns, and busy classroom environments.
Currently being piloted with educators and students across the US, it is designed to bring voice interaction into programs like i‑Ready. Certified by Digital Promise for privacy, fairness, and transparent design, SoapBox speech engine reflects our commitment to developing responsible, human‑centered AI that puts educators and students first.
See our vision for the future.
Learn more about voice-enabled experiences coming to i-Ready Literacy Tasks.
Certified by Digital Promise
Our voice AI is the first to earn Digital Promise’s Responsibly Designed AI certification, helping educators identify tools built to serve all students fairly and securely.