New Mexico schools are required to use an AI-powered reading assessment called 'Amira' with children as young as five, and parents and teachers are increasingly unhappy about it.
The programme records children's voices, assesses their reading aloud and is also used as a dyslexia screener. It has been used in kindergarten through second grade classrooms since the 2025–26 school year, although a growing number of districts have since opted out.
