Fix This

The problems with the U.S. education system have been well documented. What can we do to get our schools working?

Other countries have moved faster and gone further than the U.S. to educate their citizens for 21st century jobs.

Inventor Dean Kamen describes how FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) is helping to instill in kids a passion for science and technology.

Before we can fix our education system, we need to measure how we’re doing. Otherwise we’re just guessing at what’s wrong and what needs to be fixed.

Teaching is one of the largest occupations in the U.S. Yet it’s the only job in America where pay has no relation to performance.

The most powerful force in our schools—teachers—should be the group paving the way for an overhaul of our bureaucratic education system.

With nearly every state agreeing to set higher academic requirements for students, we now have a set of national standards—even if there’s no federal mandate.

Charter schools offer a competitive alternative to our current education system and may be a good way to rise above politics to spur reform.

We have the technology to create a customized curriculum for every school-age child in the nation. We’re just a long way from doing that.

Our panelists sum up their views and ideas for how to take on the crisis facing schools today.