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Education Nation on NBC and MSNBC is a nationally broadcast, in-depth conversation about improving education in America

Our Country. Our Future.

Education is the key to the success of our country, and yet we have allowed our students to fall behind. It’s time to put education back at the top of the national agenda. It’s time to reinvent America as an Education Nation.

The Problem:

Education is the key to our future success as a country and the cornerstone of our democracy. Yet, we have allowed our students to fall behind. Sixty-eight percent of our eighth-graders can’t read at grade level. One-third of our students drop-out of high school, and another third aren’t college-ready when they graduate.

Our workforce is largely unprepared for today’s rapidly changing marketplace, and we face stiff competition from abroad. Forty years ago, our students were first. As other countries have gained ground in educating their students, America’s public schools have stalled. Among 30 developed nations, we rank 24th in Math, 17th in Science and 10th in Literacy.

The stakes are high for our economy and for our society as a whole. Young people who don’t graduate from high school are less likely to be able to support their families, less likely to be engaged in civic society, and more likely to spend time in jail. And experts estimate that the achievement gap is costing our country $525 billion each year.

We must all take responsibility for our future. Is it time to put education back at the top of the national agenda? Is it time to reinvent America as an Education Nation?

Our Commitment:

We believe that providing quality news and information to the public – the hallmark of journalistic excellence – will help Americans make decisions about how best to improve our education system. NBC News is committed to gathering policymakers and thought-leaders annually for an informed, enlightened discussion of the challenges, potential solutions and innovations spanning the education landscape. This discussion will be highlighted for a national audience across all NBC News platforms. We will continue our coverage to hold our leaders and communities accountable for improving outcomes in the near and long terms. NBC News will follow this story until this mission is fulfilled

Full Story: http://www.educationnation.com

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‘Rethinking Education’ at Wheeler fall conference Sept. 20-21 in Helena, Montana http://matr.net/article-40888.html

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