Alongside the mainstream media that reports on education, a parallel media funded by venture philanthropists has emerged to push the agenda of ‘personalised learning’ (PL) as a solution to what’s broken in the US and global education systems. While we would all like our learning to be personally tailored to us, PL signifies something quite narrow: the use of digital technologies and platforms to monitor and track student progress through prescribed curriculum content, and then the displaying student data on a dashboard for teachers, administrators, and parents.

Given these funding structures, what would we expect CEOs and media outlets to say about personalized learning?

Among the media funded by venture philanthropists, the74million.org and Edsurge stand out for their influence. The74 published an article by Beth Rabbitt that aims to cut through the bullshit about PL by striking a middle ground between the skeptics who proceed with “great zeal”, and the “true believers.” Rabbitt claims there are “facts, often overlooked, that could form the basis for a more balanced and rigorous conversation.”

Read the full article on personalized learning by Benjamin Doxtdator at Long View on Education