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Three Teachers Are on a Nationwide Quest to Design (and Open) the Ultimate School

Three teachers are visiting public, private, parochial, and charter schools in all 50 states to find out what works.

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Why Every School Needs an 'Innovation Day'

A teacher in the U.K. organized a day where students could choose what and how to learn.

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GOOD Video: How Do We Make Learning Relevant to Students?

Future Learning, a micro documentary from GOOD, taps the expertise of education innovators from around the globe.

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With Help From Will.i.am, a Teenager's Invention Could Save Infants' Lives

The device is designed to prevent the deaths of infants forgotten in hot cars through a weight sensor placed in a car seat.

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Why I'm Not Trying to Raise the Next Steve Jobs

Raising the next generation of innovators isn't about molding kids in anybody's image.

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Can Student Startups Solve the Education Crisis?

Could middle and high school students come up with better solutions than pricey consultants and policymakers?

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It's Time for Some Disruptive Innovation in Higher Education

This weekend's TEDxAshokaU event is bringing together innovators who are shaking up higher education.

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Harvard Looks Beyond Lectures to Keep Students Engaged

If the school's new effort is a success, the days of bored students checking Facebook during lectures could be over.

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Can Schools Create a Culture of Learning By Doing?

Ensuring students know academic content is great, but teaching them to do something with it is essential.

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College Students May Hold the Key to Redesign Education

Can college students develop solutions to end the high school dropout crisis and close the achievement gap?

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Four Ways QR Codes Could Revolutionize Education

Get your smartphone ready! There's plenty of potential for these scannable black and white data squares to be used in schools.

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What Schools Can Learn From Pixar and Other Creative Companies

Borrowing design thinking and culture from innovation powerhouses could put American schools on the right track.

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Can Storytelling Keep Kids Hooked on Science?

Researchers believe giving students an emotional connection to the subject through characters and plot twists will keep them engaged.

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Free Artificial Intelligence Class Attracts Thousands of People

Two computer science geniuses have eager learners across the globe ready to go to virtual school.

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How the American School System Can Train Kids for High-Tech Jobs

Unemployment is high, but there are tons of open jobs in engineering and science. Here's how America's school system can fill the gap.

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State of the Union 2011: The Education Arms Race

Obama called for a "Sputnik" moment in education reform—except instead of competing against Russia to get to space, we're competing against Asia.