Why, why, why does our education system look so similar to the way it did 50 years ago? Millions of students were failing then, as they are now -- and it’s because we’re clinging to a business model that clearly doesn’t work. Education advocate Geoffrey Canada dares the system to look at the data, think about the customers and make systematic shifts in order to help greater numbers of kids excel.

Our failing schools. Enough is enough!

Millions of children are left behind each year because schools stubbornly cling to outdated methods and resist proven innovations. Even as technology and society transform, classrooms remain stuck in routines from fifty years ago, ignoring scientific research and real-time data. Students from low-income backgrounds slip further behind every summer, while meaningful support and timely interventions are denied. True progress demands urgent investment, bold experimentation, and a willingness to treat education as the nation’s highest priority.