Personalized Learning

Education news, analysis, and opinion about efforts to use technology to customize education to the individual student.

Featured Special Reports

Special Report Personalized Learning 2017
Education Week takes a hard look at the big arguments against personalized learning, what the latest research says about it, and how the approach is playing out in classrooms.
November 8, 2017
Fifth grade teacher Elias Hernandez observes 4th grade teacher Jannette Moya at Belmont-Cragin Elementary School in Chicago.
Fifth grade teacher Elias Hernandez observes 4th grade teacher Jannette Moya at Belmont-Cragin Elementary School in Chicago.
Alyssa Schukar for Education Week
Special Report Personalized Learning 2016
The push to design teaching and learning around students’ distinctive academic needs, and even their personal interests, has entered the K-12 mainstream and its expansion is quickening.
October 19, 2016
Amity Elementary School 5th grade teacher Melissa McNutt, center, works with Emma Sizemore on the Happify app during a “character education” lesson at the Cincinnati-area school.
Amity Elementary School 5th grade teacher Melissa McNutt, center, works with Emma Sizemore on the Happify app during a “character education” lesson at the Cincinnati-area school.
Pat McDonogh for Education Week
Special Report Extending the Digital Reach
This special report outlines the progress schools are making to use digital tools to personalize learning, but also raises the question: Are they reaching far enough?
January 13, 2016
Seventh grader Mateo Smith, center, researches lyrics from his favorite songs during a session to promote career exploration and other interests at Hughes STEM High School in Cincinnati.
Seventh grader Mateo Smith, center, researches lyrics from his favorite songs during a session to promote career exploration and other interests at Hughes STEM High School in Cincinnati.
Pat McDonogh for Education Week