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Homecoming King Gets the Royal Treatment
Danya Bacchus // Oct. 16, 2012 // 12:30 PM

Ivan Mendoza, a California senior with Down Syndrome, was elected homecoming king after receiving tremendous support from his peers. More

DREAM Act: Global Lessons in Rural Iowa
Dana Chivvis // May. 21, 2012 // 7:00 AM

Small town Storm lake, Iowa is an unusual place to find a majority-minority school district. More

Vanderbilt Graduates Inaugural Class of Students with Intellectual Disabilities
Kelly Wendel // Dec. 21, 2011 // 9:00 AM

Parents of kids with intellectual disabilities often worry about what their kids will do after high school. Now, they could end up at Vanderbilt. More

College Life, with an Intellectual Disability
Edward Nesbitt // Dec. 21, 2011 // 8:45 AM

Edward Nesbitt describes his experience as one of the first graduates of Vanderbilt’s program for students with intellectual disabilities. More

Profiles: A Teacher Returns to Her Roots
Alexandra Hootnick // Nov. 29, 2011 // 12:41 PM

Yukie Trevathan, a high school special education teacher in the Bronx, N.Y., returned to her community to pass on the zest for learning that helped he   More

Teaching at the Edge of Reason
William Johnson // Sep. 25, 2011 // 10:25 AM

One of our three essay contest winners, William Johnson teaches special ed students in the chaotic world of Brooklyn, N.Y. More

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Philadelphia: June 5-12 2011
Education Nation On-the-Road’s last stop was Philadelphia! You can still watch video from the Philadelphia Teacher Town Hall and Job One events here at EducationNation.com. More
Los Angeles: May 13-19 2011
Education Nation On-the-Road was in Los Angeles May 13-19. Check out highlights from the Teacher Town Hall and Job One panel discussion, and find out more about the challenges and opportunities for LA’s school system. More
Chicago: May 1-7 2011
Education Nation On-the-Road’s first stop was Chicago, Illinois! Chicago locals visited us at the Education Nation Experience on NBC Plaza, and 250 teachers came together for a Teacher Town Hall to talk about challenges and opportunities inside and outside the classroom. NBC News also convened Chicago civic and business leaders for a discussion on how best to prepare our students for the jobs of the future. More
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