Dive Summary:
- The U.S. Department of Education has chosen Knewton, an education technology startup, and Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, a publishing company, to generate a personalized instruction program for the 3.5 million youth in the juvenile justice system.
- Less than 15% of youth in the juvenile justice system currently achieve a high school (or equivalent) degree.
- Education officials state that the integration of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt's SkillsTutor with Knewton's adaptive learning platform will provide students with content customized to their abilities and experiences.
From the article:
"Over the past few years, education technology startup Knewton has helped mostly college students improve their skills across a range of subjects with its digital learning program that adapts in real-time to students’ performance and activity on the system. Now, the Department of Education is looking to Knewton to help replicate its success among the country’s at-risk youth.
On Monday, at the Summit on Education in Correctional Facilities, convened by U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, education leaders are set to announce that New York-based Knewton and publisher Houghton Mifflin Harcourt will partner for a program to bring personalized math, language arts and other instruction to 3.5 million youth in the juvenile justice system. ..."
