Amira Learning and Student Data Privacy | Portland News

Portland News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Jul 5, 2026 · 1m

Portland Public Schools sparked controversy over a $51K reading software pilot, Amira Learning, after contract details revealed potential collection of sensitive student data like birthplace, languages spoken, and foster/homeless status—raising alarms amid new state privacy laws. Amira pushed back, clarifying they never received, stored, or used such data, insisting the contract merely listed possible data categories for a hypothetical research study that never occurred and would’ve required parental consent. The board, preparing to vote on a new student data safety policy, welcomed the…