{"id":233521,"date":"2026-04-20T16:38:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T20:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/20\/lawsuit-claims-popular-i-ready-learning-app-violates-student-privacy\/"},"modified":"2026-04-20T17:35:27","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T21:35:27","slug":"lawsuit-claims-popular-i-ready-learning-app-violates-student-privacy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/20\/lawsuit-claims-popular-i-ready-learning-app-violates-student-privacy\/","title":{"rendered":"Lawsuit claims popular i-Ready learning app violates student privacy"},"content":{"rendered":"

Lawsuit claims popular i-Ready learning app violates student privacy<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.fox13news.com\/news\/digital-learning-program-nation-wide-is-being-hit-lawsuit<\/a><\/p>\n

Publish Date: 2026-04-20 16:38:00<\/a><\/p>\n

Source Domain: www.fox13news.com<\/a><\/p>\n

TAMPA, Fla<\/strong> – <\/span>A popular digital learning program used in classrooms across Florida, and throughout the U.S., is at the center of a legal battle over student privacy.<\/p>\n

The program, known as i-Ready, is used in nearly 60 school districts statewide, including several in the Bay Area.<\/p>\n

It provides reading and math instruction while tracking student progress throughout the school year.<\/p>\n

Now, a California mother has filed a lawsuit against its parent company, Curriculum Associates, alleging the platform is collecting and potentially sharing sensitive student data.<\/p>\n

Nicki Petrossi, an online safety advocate and the parent behind the lawsuit, said she was unaware of how much information was being gathered.<\/p>\n

“We didn’t know what they were doing with that data. Who are they sharing it with? Who are they selling it to?” Petrossi said.<\/p>\n

What we know:<\/p>\n

The lawsuit claims i-Ready collects more than 80 categories of student data, including personal identifiers and behavioral information.<\/p>\n

Petrossi said that includes names, birthdates, gender, contact details, race, IP addresses, and even psychological and behavioral data.<\/p>\n

“We are alleging that Curriculum Associates data practices violate our kids’ fundamental right to privacy and the parents’ right to protect our children from exploitation,” she told FOX 13.<\/p>\n

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Andrew Liddell, an attorney with the EdTech Law Center and part of the legal team, said the issue goes beyond basic data collection.<\/p>\n

“They’re also using information that they collect to create detailed behavioral profiles on students that are used to determine their life chances,” Liddell said.<\/p>\n

The lawsuit further alleges that some of this data is being shared with third-party companies. According to Liddell, forensic analysis identified at least one destination.<\/p>\n

“Our investigation revealed that information is being transmitted to Google’s ad business, to Google Analytics. And that is a directly commercial activity separate and apart from any benefit to Curriculum…<\/p>\n

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