McGraw Hill Acquires Kidaptive, an Adaptive and Personalized Learning Company Acquisition Advances McGraw Hill's Position as a K-12 Industry Leader in Personalized Learning, Analytics and Data Privacy & Security News provided by Share this article Share this article NEW YORK, March 16, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- McGraw Hill today announced that it has acquired Kidaptive, Inc., an adaptive learning platform company with industry-leading expertise in learning science, early learning, and data analytics worldwide. Kidaptive's world-class team of learning scientists, psychometricians, data scientists and engineers will join a new Center for Innovation within McGraw Hill's School group, led by Chief Innovation Officer Dr. Shawn K. Smith, who joined the company in November 2020. The team is focused on developing smarter and lighter student-centered solutions that will power even more personalized learning experiences.