K-12 education

J-PAL North America calls for proposals from education leaders

MIT research center aims to support leaders in rigorously evaluating promising uses of education technology and innovative educational practices.

January 14, 2019

Scratch 3.0 features new extensions, tablet and touchscreen capabilities, and improved tools for collaboration.

Introducing Scratch 3.0

The new version of the popular free coding platform builds on a robust community of kid coders.

January 8, 2019

Joshua Angrist, co-director of the School Effectiveness and Inequality Initiative and the Ford Professor of Economics at MIT, speaks at this year's MIT School Access and Quality Summit.

Exploring school choice

MIT School Access and Quality Summit brings policymakers, educators, and researchers together to examine strategies and ways to measure effectiveness.

November 20, 2018

MIT students who are alumni of the prestigious Intel International Science and Engineering Fair speak about the impacts the contest had on their lives. Left to right: Ruiwen "Doris" Fu, Afeefah Khazi-Syed, Madison Sneve, Syamantak Payra, Shinjini Ghosh. Harvard University Associate Professor Scott Kominers (far right), a fellow ISEF alumnus, joined.

“Science Fair:” the movie and the life changer

Students use documentary screening as a jumping off point to discuss the far-reaching impacts science fairs have had on their lives.

November 14, 2018

The 2018-2019 Lemelson-MIT InvenTeams are from around the United States.

High school teams receive 2018-19 Lemelson-MIT InvenTeam grants for invention projects

Fifteen student teams nationwide have been awarded up to $10,000 in grants to address local problems.

October 26, 2018

Young learners at the Chinese International School build their own project with guidance from rising MIT junior Rana Odabas.

MIT STEAM Camp in Hong Kong blends mind and hand for middle school students

MIT's pK-12 Action Group collaborates with the Chinese International School to bring faculty, staff, and students together for hands-on learning.

October 3, 2018

The Math Prize for Girls, held annually at MIT, features 20 multistage problems in geometry, algebra, and trigonometry.

Math Prize for Girls competition helps to close the gender gap in mathematics

MIT hosts the 10th annual contest encouraging STEM careers for female middle and high school students.

September 27, 2018

“Resonant Games” is being published by the MIT Press. The authors (top left, clockwise): Jason Haas, Eric Klopfer, Scot Osterweil, and Louisa Rosenbeck

What makes an educational video game work well?

MIT designers explain their philosophy in a new book, “Resonant Games.”

September 20, 2018

Students in the Beaver Works Summer Institute’s Autonomous RACECAR course follow their cars around a racetrack during the program’s final race.

A transformative summer for student engineers

High school students explored engineering and technology at the Beaver Works Summer Institute, ending with robot races and demonstrations.

August 13, 2018

Mohan Hathi of Team Exoskeleton poses with the exo-hand built in the Engineering Design Workshop.

High school students learn to build big ideas

Visiting students learn what it takes to be an engineer — and a bit more about themselves — at the Edgerton Center’s annual Engineering Design Workshop.

August 13, 2018