Education Nation: Furthering Education with Figure Skating

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Education Nation is NBC News' initiative to engage the country in a solutions-focused conversation about the state of education in America.

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Education Nation On-The-Road is heading out across the country for a series of local events, town halls, and conversations about the state of education in America.

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Last May, NBC News kicked off Education Nation's On-the-Road tour, making stops in Chicago, Los Angeles, and Philadelphia. In each city, we talked with parents, students, educators, civic and business leaders to find out what they’re doing to help improve education.

Los Angeles: May 13-19 2011
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Furthering Education with Figure Skating

NBC News //May. 12, 2012 // 11:21 AM