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Delia Pompa // Sep. 22, 2012 // 10:00 AM

Senior VP of Programs for National Council of La Raza Delia Pompa details how to engage Latino students. More



Ralph Smith // Sep. 22, 2012 // 10:00 AM

Managing Director for the Campaign for Grade-Level Reading Ralph Smith tells how to improve early childhood literacy. More



Jon Dudas // Sep. 13, 2012 // 9:21 PM

Success in STEM subjects requires students to embrace failure as a stepping stone to success. More



Sevil Omer and Devin Coldewey // Aug. 20, 2012 // 1:10 PM

Technology and education experts say new technology is shaking the foundations of educational institutions. More



Monica Olivera // Aug. 17, 2012 // 2:14 PM

In an effort to increase enrollment in preschools in the Latino community, Illinois recently passed a state law requiring bilingual preschool programs   More



Nikhil Goyal // Aug. 16, 2012 // 9:38 AM

The recent cheating scandal at New York City's Stuyvesant High School shocked the community, but high school student Nikhil Goyal says it should come    More



Dennis Van Roekel // Feb. 29, 2012 // 12:21 PM

The president of the NEA says that publicly judging teachers based on student test scores is the wrong way to provide feedback. More



Linda Pagani // Feb. 2, 2012 // 1:08 PM

A study conducted by Linda Pagani found that kindergartners who had strong attention skills were more productive workers later on. More



Ashley Williams // Jan. 9, 2012 // 3:30 PM

NCLB was intended to provide the best education possible to its youth. But on its tenth anniversary, some say the legislation has been ineffective. More



Patricia A. Edwards and Susan V. Piazza // Nov. 8, 2011 // 2:48 PM

The resources available to a student outside school are just as important as those available inside of one. 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