Designing AI To Strengthen Literacy
This Forbes article spotlights Amira as an AI-powered learning agent that is redefining literacy instruction by delivering personalized reading coaching that helps students become stronger, more confident readers.
In the news
Coverage, announcements and the approvals that followed. Most of these are somebody else writing about Amira, and those links leave this site.
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Outcomes-Based Partnerships and Accountability Are the Future of Education
Edtech and educators must take shared ownership of doing what matters, driving student growth, through outcomes-based partnerships
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Amira Learning: AI In the Classroom
Amira Learning CEO, Mark Angel spoke live with Omar Jimenez from CNN and shared how Amira is being used safely and intentionally to help millions of students grow as readers.
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Maryland Approves Amira as a Universal Screener
Maryland has selected Amira Learning as one of their approved screeners for the 2026-2027 school year.
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Boston University Selects Amira Learning for Its Inaugural EdTech Evaluation Challenge
Boston University’s Evidence-Based AI in Learning (EVAL) Industry Collaborative announced Amira Learning as the winner of its inaugural EVAL EdTech Evaluation Challenge. (March 3, 2026). The challenge was a national competition that identified AI-powered K-12 educational tools with preliminary evidence and readiness for gold-standard, independent evaluation.
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Michigan Department of Education Approves Amira Learning as Top Screener for K-3
Amira Learning is one of two state-approved reading screeners and progress monitors for 2026-2027 school year.
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Ministry of Education of Jordan Begins Using Amira Learning
Amira Learning, Carter Education Group and NorthStar Education partner with Jordan to launch groundbreaking literacy program for primary schools with the power of agentic AI learning.
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Amira named to Inc.'s Best AI Implementation 2025
These 250 companies and 40 leaders had an exceptional year, executing standout projects and initiatives that delivered meaningful results for their industries, customers, and future growth. See our methodology.
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Aldine ISD students learns new language with AI reading tool
Students in Aldine ISD are learning in both English and Spanish with Amira Learning
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AI Tutors Are Now Common in Early Reading Instruction. Do They Actually Work?
How Amira's Tutor™ is being used in classrooms across the US to support literacy coherence.
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Amira Learning Joins the 2026 GSV 150 List
The top 150 public and private companies transforming digital learning and skills! The fusion of AI and education is reshaping how the world learns and works, and this year’s list spotlights the companies delivering innovation at scale to give everyone the opportunity to participate in the future.
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SFUSD Credits Amira Learning for Boosting Literacy Rates
The San Francisco Unified School District claims literacy rates are improving across the board for its youngest students thanks to an initiative that relies heavily on artificial intelligence.
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How Amira Learning Helps New York Students Learn to Read
Franklin Square School District in New York partners with Amira Learning’s voice-detecting technology to assist students in learning to read.
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Amira Learning Named to World's Most Innovative Companies by Fast Company
Amira Learning, the proven leader in activating measurable student reading growth through AI and the Science of Reading, ranked #1 in Education on Fast Company's World's Most Innovative Companies of 2025.
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Northern Ireland Department of Education To Launch Research Study to Evaluate AI's Role in Advancing Literacy for Students
This research initiative will evaluate evidence-based AI reading interventions to support students and inform national literacy policy.
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Northern Ireland Department of Education To Launch Research Study to Evaluate AI's Role in Advancing Literacy for Students
This research initiative will evaluate evidence-based AI reading interventions to support students and inform national literacy policy.
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Amira Learning Selected as Georgia’s Only State-Approved Reading Screener
Amira Learning has been officially selected by the Georgia State Board of Education to have Amira ISIP Assess as an approved universal reading screener for students in K-3rd grade.
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Amira Learning Receives Dual Approval Under the Colorado READ Act
Amira Learning has been re-approved for both assessment and instruction in all K-3 Colorado classrooms by the Colorado Department of Education for the 2025-2026 school year.
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Visionaries Driving the AI Revolution
Amira Learning was recognized edtech visionary among the top companies driving the AI revolution in 2025.
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Tulsa Public Schools Discuss Adding AI to K-12 Classrooms
As Tulsa Public Schools discusses adding additional AI support district-wide, Representative Luke Chitwood, highlighted the success of their current AI reading comprehension tool, Amira.
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Texas Education Agency Renews Amira Learning as Trusted Reading Assessment
The Texas Education Agency has renewed Amira Learning as an approved reading instrument for first and second-grade students for the 2025-2026 school year, ensuring all Texas Independent School Districts (ISDs) can continue using Amira Assessment.
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Elementary Schools in Lee County Use AI to Improve Reading Scores
Elementary schools in Lee County use the AI-powered Amira to improve reading and literacy in kindergarten through third-grade classrooms.
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MetaMetrics and Amira Learning Partner to Activate Early Reader Growth
Amira Learning and MetaMetrics collaborate to enhance the accuracy of fluency measurement, providing school districts with deeper insights proven to accelerate literary growth.
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The New Teachers’ Aides: How AI Tutors Support Educators
A growing number of districts are embracing AI tutoring, with platforms like Amira Learning, to double the practice teachers can offer without adding to the grading they must do.
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Louisiana Schools Experiment with AI in Classroom Instruction
As Louisiana schools feel the pressure of teacher shortages, classrooms experiment with AI instructional tools like Amira Learning to continue providing tailored reading instruction.
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Amira Learning Welcomes Amy Scholz as Chief Operating Officer
Amy Scholz joins Amira Learning as Chief Operating Officer, bringing over two decades of education and technology leadership experience to the organization.
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Santa Fe Students and Educators Ride the AI Wave: AI in the Classroom
Santa Fe Public Schools are piloting AI technology in the classroom, including Amira Learning’s voice-detecting technology to tutor students in reading.
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Idaho Selects Amira Learning to Provide Required Idaho Reading Indicator Test
The Idaho Department of Education has Amira Learning as the approved vendor for the administration of the Idaho Reading Indicator (IRI).
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Amira Learning Receives Top Endorsement for K-2 Dyslexia Screening in California
Amira Learning has been formally recommended by the Reading Difficulties Risk Screener Selection Panel (RDRSSP) as the only screener unanimously approved for California school districts.
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Amira Learning Included in the Prestigious 2025 GSV 150
Amira Learning was named to GSV's prestigious annual list of the top 150 private companies transforming digital learning and workforce skills.
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New Report Highlights Growth of Cy-Fair ISD Students Lagging in Reading
Cy-Fair ISD is using Amira Learning to track the progress of students in first through fifth grades who did not meet the reading standards during the 2023-24 school year.
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How an AI Bot Helps Baltimore County Students Learn to Read
Baltimore County Public Schools are partnering with Amira Learning to close learning gaps and improve literacy at record speed through one-on-one instruction.
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Cleveland School Leaders Say AI Helped Improve State Ratings
Louisa May Alcott School in Cleveland introduced Amira, a voice-detecting reading assistant from Amira Learning, into the classroom to help students with fluency and comprehension.
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Amira Learning Unveils AI-Powered Intelligent Growth Engine
Amira Learning unveils AI-powered reading suite, using AI and cognitive science to deliver actionable insight to teachers and interactive tutoring to students, aligned with school districts' core curriculum.
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Louisiana Schools Use AI to Help Young Children Learn to Read
More than a hundred thousand students in Louisiana are using Amira Learning to help them learn to read, including more than half the school's students who speak English as a second language.
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Digital Promise Awarded $10 Million Grant to Research GenAI in Education
Digital Promise has been awarded a grant by the Institute of Education Sciences to launch and lead a research and development hub that will investigate how to use generative AI to improve elementary school reading instruction.
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Mississippi Tests Kindergarten Readiness with New Exam
The Mississippi Department of Education has contracted with Istation, which offers computer-based early literacy assessments, designed around the Science of Reading.
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Mississippi Selects Amira Learning as Exclusive KRA
The Mississippi Department of Education has selected Amira Learning as the exclusive Kindergarten Readiness Assessment (KRA) for over 44,000 students across 100+ school districts statewide during the fall and spring testing periods.
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Iowa Department of Education Launches New Online Reading Tutor
The Iowa Department of Education is providing all elementary schools in Iowa with access to Amira, a tailored online reading tutor, to help students improve their reading skills.
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Iowa Department of Education Launches AI-Powered Reading Tutor Program
The Iowa Department of Education announced that some elementary schools will use Amira Learning, an voice-detecting reading assistant, to help with literacy tutoring programs.
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Amira Learning Expands Statewide with the Louisiana Department of Education
Amira Learning expands statewide with the Louisiana Department of Education to serve 100,000 students across 25 school districts for the 2024-2025 and 2025-2026 school years.
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Louisiana to Roll Out AI Reading Tutor in 25 School Districts
The Louisiana Department of Education partnered with Amira Learning to provide AI-powered reading assistance to roughly 100,000 students starting fall of 2024.
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Amira Learning Merges With Istation to Expand AI Education Capabilities
Amira Learning has merged with Istation, combining AI-powered reading assistance with Istation’s interactive learning platform. The partnership expands their reach to 1,800 school districts and 4 million students, enhancing literacy education with AI-driven tutoring and gamified content.
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Amira Learning Merges With Istation
Amira Learning has merged with Istation, expanding its voice-detecting reading assistant to over 1,800 school districts. The combined company will operate under the Amira brand, enhancing literacy education with AI-driven tutoring and Istation’s gamified learning platform.
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Amira Learning Announces Merger With Istation to Elevate AI Education
Amira Learning has merged with Istation, expanding its reading assistant to 4 million students worldwide. The partnership combines Amira’s advanced speech recognition with Istation’s engaging, research-backed content to activate measurable reading growth at scale.
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Amira Learning and Istation Merge to Lead AI-Driven Education Sector
Amira Learning and Istation have merged to expand AI-powered literacy solutions, combining Amira’s advanced speech recognition with Istation’s extensive content and distribution. The partnership will serve over 1,800 districts, enhancing tailored reading support for millions of students.
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Amira Learning and Istation Merge, Expanding K-12 AI Solutions
Amira Learning and Istation have merged to expand AI-driven literacy solutions, combining Amira’s real-time reading assessment with Istation’s vast content library. This partnership will enhance AI-powered literacy support to activate measurable reading growth.
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Lake County Students Get Every Opportunity to Excel with Amira Learning
Lake County is piloting Amira Learning, an interactive way to help students build and strengthen their reading skills, in elementary schools.
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Southeast Texas School District Embraces AI to Boost Reading Skills
Beaumont Independent School District (BISD) has implemented Amira Learning’s voice-detecting technology to assist reading teachers in providing individualized instruction to students.
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Amira Wins 2025 EdTech Breakthrough Award for Best Technology Learning Platform
Amira has been recognized as the Best Technology Learning Platform by EdTech Breakthrough, an organization that honors the world’s most innovative companies, products, and services in the field of educational technology.
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