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Sandra Lilley // May. 29, 2012 // 10:59 AM

Charter schools might make up only 5 percent of the nation’s schools, but they do get a lot of attention. More



Dana Chivvis // Apr. 25, 2012 // 11:29 AM

President Obama paid a visit to Late Night with Jimmy Fallon to help the comedian “slow jam” the news on student loans. More



Sandra Lilley // Apr. 13, 2012 // 11:56 AM

For the US to regain its lead as the most educated country in the world, it needs millions of more Latinos to graduate from college. More



Allyson Peerman // Nov. 15, 2011 // 1:46 PM

The National STEM Video Game Challenge asks kids to design video games that tackle social issues. More



Jonathan Glater // Oct. 28, 2011 // 3:31 PM

The national student loan debt is expected to reach $1 trillion by the end of the year, raising questions about its overall economic impact. More



Education Nation // Sep. 29, 2011 // 2:40 PM

NBCUniversal’s Emmy award-winning “The More You Know” public service campaign has released new education-related PSA's. More



Education Nation // Sep. 16, 2011 // 3:50 PM

The White House announced today that President Obama will be delivering his third annual Back-to-School Speech at 1:30PM EDT on Wednesday, Sept. 28.    More



Michael Levine // Aug. 4, 2011 // 5:00 PM

Michael Levine: "It’s our job – from game developers to the White House – to harness the creative power and potential of gaming to help schools excite   More



Dana Chivvis // Jul. 26, 2011 // 8:46 AM

The national call to improve in STEM subjects begs the question: How do we get kids interested in these fields? 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