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ROUGH CUT: Diane Ravitch on the Teaching Profession
Education Nation // Jun. 30, 2011 // 9:36 AM

We talked to Diane Ravitch, an education historian with a rock star following, after her panel with Wendy Kopp, founder of Teach For America. More

VIDEO: "From Bricks to Clicks: Will Technology Truly Transform K12 Education?"
Education Nation // Jun. 30, 2011 // 6:57 AM

Fiona O'Carroll of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Ted Mitchell of the New Schools Venture Fund, and Gary Huggins of the Aspen Institute's Commission on No   More

VIDEO: "If It Can Happen There, It Can Happen Anywhere: Transformational Education Legislation in Illinois"
Education Nation // Jun. 30, 2011 // 1:40 AM

Major education reforms were passed in Illinois this spring, paving the way for Chicago's new mayor, Rahm Emanuel, to enact significant changes to the   More

ROUGH CUT: John Hunter on the World Peace Game (and Tree Octopi)
Education Nation // Jun. 28, 2011 // 8:32 PM

Fourth grade teacher John Hunter was asked by his principal 34 years ago what he wanted to do with his classroom. The result was the World Peace Game. More

ROUGH CUT: Justice Sandra Day O'Connor on Keeping Civics Lessons Alive
Education Nation // Jun. 28, 2011 // 7:25 PM

Justice O'Connor had lunch with the Bezos Scholars, a group of high school kids and teachers, and we asked her afterwards why education is so importan   More

VIDEO: "New Ways to Teach Our Kids"
Education Nation // Jun. 28, 2011 // 5:05 PM

Salman Khan, founder of the Khan Academy, John Hunter, creator of the World Peace Game, and Katie Salen, executive director of the Institute of Play,    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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