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Project: Redesign the Report Card

We challenge you to design a visually appealing report card that informs, inspires, and gives context to student achievement.

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@GOOD Asks: What Will Education Be Like in 100 Years? The Community Answers

Yesterday on Twitter and Facebook we asked our friends: What will education be like in 100 years? Liz Dwyer expands on the future of education...

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Irish Students Design Software to Make Drivers Safer

More than  3,000 people die every day because of traffic accidents, and that number is on the rise. The problem's so bad that the World Health...

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Six-Year High School Lets Students Earn a College Degree and a Job at IBM

Students can graduate with an associate's degree in computer science.

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Are Schools on the Verge of a Mobile-Phone Revolution?

Over 75 percent of teens own cell phones, making them the perfect tool for learning—if teachers are on board with using them.

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Why Google+ Is an Education Game Changer

When it comes to teaching and learning, Google+ has some pretty serious advantages over both Twitter and Facebook.

Infographic: The Opportunity Gap

Combine the achievement gap with demographic inequalities and black and Hispanic students don't have an equal chance at life's opportunities.

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Rahmcast: Chicago Mayor Partners with Media Giant to Bridge the Digital Divide

Rahm Emanuel and Comcast have teamed up to provide discounted computers and internet access for the city's low-income students.

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Superb Idea: Have Students Role-Play the College Recruiting Process

It's not enough to tell kids to go to college. You have to invest them in the idea, too.

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Two Angry Teachers Protest California's Standardized Testing with Another Music Video

It's standardized testing time in California, which means the anonymous pink-slipped duo Two Angry Teachers and a Microphone are back with...

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Richard Dawkins to Indoctrinate Kids with Science-Pushing Picture Book

The famous atheist's new book for kids is sure to spark student curiosity about our universe—and probably some controversy.

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How Do We Prepare Kids for Jobs We Can't Imagine Yet? Teach Imagination

Schools need to prep students to be successful in jobs we haven't even imagined yet, but we can't do it if we stick with industrial age teaching.

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How Do We Break the Pattern of Poor Teaching for Poor Children?

Teaching that encourages creativity and critical thinking is increasingly reserved for affluent children.

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This Standardized Testing Story Will Break Your Heart

This story of a student who sits till 6:30 p.m. trying to do her best on the state test is Exhibit A of what's wrong with high-stakes exams.

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Eighth Grader's 9/11 Documentary Set to Screen at Tribeca Film Festival

"The Second Day" tells the first-hand story of students and teachers living and working in the area around Ground Zero.

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Democratizing Education: MIT's Open Course Revolution Turns 10

Ten years in, it's easy to take for granted just how significant the free sharing of educational material really is.