Chicago Public Schools (CPS) and LEAP Innovations, a nonprofit organization that works with schools and educators to implement personalized learning, announced that they received grants totaling $14 million from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) to meet the growing demand from schools looking to introduce or expand personalized learning instructional models. Currently, there is more demand for personalized learning programming and training from CPS schools than available resources, and this generous grant from CZI will allow principals, teachers and school communities to design or expand personalized learning models. Personalized learning is an educational approach that tailors learning to the unique needs, strengths and interests of each student by providing them with a framework to learn at their own pace with individualized support from educators who customize each student’s learning path. CZI’s grant to Chicago Public Schools will directly support 35 CPS schools through its Elevate program – an intensive, 2.5-year professional development and support program in partnership with LEAP for personalized learning implementation or expansion. Funding will go toward providing more than 25 professional development experiences, technology, classroom resources, one-on-one instructional coaching, and social and emotional integration.