i-Ready Student Data Privacy: Our Commitment

This civil lawsuit is one of several parallel actions filed against companies that provide education technology. Many were brought by the same plaintiffs and/or counsel, and they allege similar claims, including privacy theories and questions about parental consent for classroom tools.

On September 30, 2026 the court dismissed four of the nine claims the plaintiffs had filed against Curriculum Associates. In ruling on our motion to dismiss, the court was required to accept the plaintiffs' factual allegations as true, without Curriculum Associates presenting any evidence. Even under that standard, it dismissed nearly half of the claims. We are defending against the remaining claims, all of which we believe are meritless.

Protecting student data is core to how we build and operate our products. Our data privacy and security protocols are consistent with applicable federal and state laws, including FERPA and COPPA, and compliant with our contractual obligations. School districts remain in control of their student data and determine how it is used, shared, and managed.

We will continue to update this page as the litigation develops.

Schools may use one or both of these components for reading and/or mathematics:

• i-Ready Inform Assessment (Grades K–12): Administered up to three times per year to measure student progress and help inform teachers' instructional decisions
• i-Ready Personalized Instruction (Grades K–8): Reinforces teacher-led instruction while providing independent skills development, practice, and enrichment

Limited student information is necessary to access and enable i-Ready's functionality:

• Data provided by schools includes:
  • Basic student information (such as name, date of birth, grade, school, and student ID)
  • If the school chooses to provide it, additional demographic or program information (such as school email for single sign-on, English learner status, disability status, eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, or participation in specialized programs)
• Data generated when students use i-Ready may include learning data (such as assessment results, lesson progress, and student responses)
• Information collected automatically during use of i-Ready may include usage data (such as time spent, logins, and feature use) and limited technical information used to support internal operations (such as device or browser type)

This information enables i-Ready to:

• Create and manage student accounts
• Support school and district reporting
• Provide teachers with clear, actionable insights and instructional resources
• Deliver Personalized Instruction lessons at the right level
• Keep the platform secure and working properly

School districts own and control their students' data. Curriculum Associates uses it only to provide the educational services the school or district has requested and authorized.

i-Ready does not collect:

• Health or biometric data
• Student mailing addresses or phone numbers
• Student personal email addresses
• Social media or personal profile information

Curriculum Associates takes the protection of student data very seriously. i-Ready uses multiple layers of security and oversight to keep student information safe:

• Student data is stored on secure, professionally managed servers in the United States.
• Data is protected both when it is being sent and when it is stored.
• Access is limited to trained, authorized personnel.
• Systems are regularly monitored, updated, and tested for security.

We also follow strict policies:

• We do not sell student data—ever.
• We do not use student data for advertising.
• We do not create commercial profiles of students.
• We do not share student data with third parties unless authorized by the school district, and only with partners that follow strict confidentiality protections.

Our data-handling practices are consistent with applicable federal and state laws.

School districts remain in control of their student data and determine how it is used, shared, and managed. They can request corrections or deletion of student data when appropriate.