[DividesByZero]

"Figure out a way to 1) reliably detect the optimum education environment for each student, and 2) give it to them."

This fits quite well into the "if you can measure it, you can change it" paradigm.

Shameless self-promotion: My startup, Geddit, is seeking to do exactly that, and empower students to take more control over their learning experience. http://letsgeddit.com

We're pretty basic at the moment but the feedback tool has got a good reception from both teachers and students in the classrooms we're live in - the next step is delivering the data mining and analytics.