If you are interested in education reform, social entrepreneurship and venture philantropy, grab a nice cap of tea or coffee and enjoy today’s spectacular edition of the New York Times Magazine.

Must read: insightful expert discussion on How Many Billionaires Does It Take to Fix a School System?

Also: excellent pieces titled Self-Made Philanthropists, on how ProPublica was conveived and launched, and For Good, Measure, on the importance and challenges of measuring the return on social investments.

Bonus: the newspaper’s Week in Review section brings a throught-provoking article on Brain Enhancement Is Wrong, Right?, on the use of drugs for boosting brain performance. Am happy to report that no one in the Education articles suggested giving these drugs to millions of kids…

Here are a few blog carnivals we recommend checking out:

• Of course, our own Brain Fitness June Blog Carnival
• Encephalon #25 – The Neuroscience and Psychology Blog Carnival
• Career’s in Middle Age
• Success and Abundance Mindset Carnival
• Total Mind and Body Fitness Blog Carnival #2
• Living by Design Blog Carnival No. 10

These carnivals have pulled together some top articles on everything from science to life skills to fun things. So, enjoy your reading!

Here is some recommended reading among the recent carnivals:

• The Personal Development Carnival
• Carnival of Creative Growth
• Carnival of Depression, Bipolar Disorder, and Mental Health Journeys
• Brain Blogging
• Carnival of Mathematics
• Carnival of Leadership Growth
• Carnival of Healing
• Success Stories, Doing What they Love
• Doing it Differently Blog Carnival

Enjoy!