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Poll: How Much Difference Will 'Education Nation' and 'Waiting for Superman Make'? - Politics K-12 - Education Week

Poll: How Much Difference Will 'Education Nation' and 'Waiting for Superman Make'? - Politics K-12 - Education Week

Poll: How Much Difference Will 'Education Nation' and 'Waiting for Superman Make'?

So, chances are you've probably heard about the new push to put K-12 education front-and-center on the national agenda, through the documentary "Waiting for Superman" (which got airtime on "Oprah", a major public platform if there ever was one) and through NBC's "Education Nation", which features a whole lot of edu-hoopla, including Secretary of Education Arne Duncan on "Meet the Press", a 30-minute interview with President Barack Obama on education, and a teacher town hall meeting.

The NBC effort is funded in part by some of the