Tuesday, September 27, 2011

Education Nation Kicks Off With Questionable Sponsor, New Teacher Survey

Education Nation Kicks Off With Questionable Sponsor, New Teacher Survey:

Joy Resmovits



Education Nation Kicks Off With Questionable Sponsor, New Teacher Survey

First Posted: 9/27/11 09:03 AM ET Updated: 9/27/11 10:02 AM ET


























NEW YORK -- Hundreds of players in the education debate hunkered down in a tent staked over Rockefeller Center's ice skating rink this week for NBC's multi-million dollar, three-day panel fest "Education Nation."

This year marks the second iteration of Education Nation, which launched in 2010 on the heels of "Waiting for Superman," a popular documentary that increased the focus on education policy, while also drawing criticism for presenting charter schools as the ultimate solution. Some condemned last year's Education Nation conference for siding with the education reform movement, for excluding teachers and for presenting shallow content.

"This year is about going a little bit deeper and