Best education books

55 of the world's most popular books — descriptions, covers, and classic quotes.

Education titles are for learners, teachers, and parents who want learning to stick. They explain attention, practice, and why most study advice wastes a Sunday.

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Creating Innovators by Tony Wagner book cover

Creating Innovators

Tony Wagner

Creative Schools by Ken Robinson book cover

Creative Schools

Ken Robinson

Democracy and Education by John Dewey book cover

Democracy and Education

John Dewey

Deschooling Society by Ivan Illich book cover

Deschooling Society

Ivan Illich

Driven by Data by Paul Bambrick-Santoyo book cover

Driven by Data

Paul Bambrick-Santoyo

Excellent Sheep by William Deresiewicz book cover

Excellent Sheep

William Deresiewicz

Experience and Education by John Dewey book cover

Experience and Education

John Dewey

Get Better Faster by Paul Bambrick-Santoyo book cover

Get Better Faster

Paul Bambrick-Santoyo

How Children Succeed by Paul Tough book cover

How Children Succeed

Paul Tough

Leverage Leadership by Paul Bambrick-Santoyo book cover

Leverage Leadership

Paul Bambrick-Santoyo

Make It Stick by Peter C. Brown book cover

Make It Stick

Peter C. Brown

Most Likely to Succeed by Tony Wagner book cover

Most Likely to Succeed

Tony Wagner

Pedagogy of the Oppressed by Paulo Freire book cover

Pedagogy of the Oppressed

Paulo Freire

Savage Inequalities by Jonathan Kozol book cover

Savage Inequalities

Jonathan Kozol

Teach Like a Champion by Doug Lemov book cover

Teach Like a Champion

Doug Lemov

The Art and Science of Teaching by Robert J. Marzano book cover

The Art and Science of Teaching

Robert J. Marzano

The Case Against Education by Bryan Caplan book cover

The Case Against Education

Bryan Caplan

The Death and Life of the Great American School System by Diane Ravitch book cover

The Death and Life of the Great American School System

Diane Ravitch

The Element by Ken Robinson book cover

The Element

Ken Robinson

The First Days of School by Harry K. Wong book cover

The First Days of School

Harry K. Wong

The Flat World and Education by Linda Darling-Hammond book cover

The Flat World and Education

Linda Darling-Hammond

The Global Achievement Gap by Tony Wagner book cover

The Global Achievement Gap

Tony Wagner

The Knowledge Gap by Natalie Wexler book cover

The Knowledge Gap

Natalie Wexler

The Reading Mind by Daniel T. Willingham book cover

The Reading Mind

Daniel T. Willingham

The Shame of the Nation by Jonathan Kozol book cover

The Shame of the Nation

Jonathan Kozol

The Skillful Teacher by Jon Saphier book cover

The Skillful Teacher

Jon Saphier

The Smartest Kids in the World by Amanda Ripley book cover

The Smartest Kids in the World

Amanda Ripley

The Teacher Wars by Dana Goldstein book cover

The Teacher Wars

Dana Goldstein

Understanding by Design by Grant Wiggins book cover

Understanding by Design

Grant Wiggins

Visible Learning by John Hattie book cover

Visible Learning

John Hattie

Why Don't Students Like School? by Daniel T. Willingham book cover

Why Don't Students Like School?

Daniel T. Willingham

I am Malala by Malala Yousafzai book cover

I am Malala

Malala Yousafzai

Chemistry by Theodore L. Brown book cover

Chemistry

Theodore L. Brown

Pedagogia do Oprimido by Paulo Freire book cover

Pedagogia do Oprimido

Paulo Freire

On Cooking by Sarah R. Labensky book cover

On Cooking

Sarah R. Labensky

The Elements of Style by William Strunk, Jr. book cover

The Elements of Style

William Strunk, Jr.

How to Become a Straight-A Student by Cal Newport book cover

How to Become a Straight-A Student

Cal Newport

Areopagitica by John Milton book cover

Areopagitica

John Milton

The Miracle Worker by William Gibson book cover

The Miracle Worker

William Gibson

Developmental biology by Scott F. Gilbert book cover

Developmental biology

Scott F. Gilbert

A Vindication of Rights of Woman by Mary Wollstonecraft book cover

A Vindication of Rights of Woman

Mary Wollstonecraft

The Freedom Writers Diary by Erin Gruwell book cover

The Freedom Writers Diary

Erin Gruwell

I Am Malala [Young Readers adaptation] by Malala Yousafzai book cover

I Am Malala [Young Readers adaptation]

Malala Yousafzai

Jesus Land by Julia Scheeres book cover

Jesus Land

Julia Scheeres

The Power of Focused Thinking by Edward de Bono book cover

The Power of Focused Thinking

Edward de Bono

A taxonomy for learning, teaching, and assessing by Lorin W. Anderson book cover

A taxonomy for learning, teaching, and assessing

Lorin W. Anderson

Teaching and learning with technology by Judy Lever-Duffy book cover

Teaching and learning with technology

Judy Lever-Duffy

PowerNomics by Claud Anderson book cover

PowerNomics

Claud Anderson