' s ▁education ▁landscape . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁“ E ducation ▁Nation ” ▁will ▁deep en ▁public ▁eng agement ▁in ▁a ▁solutions - f oc used ▁discussion ▁on ▁impro ving ▁student ▁achiev ement ▁and ▁prepared ness ▁for ▁the ▁work force — ▁giving ▁special ▁attention ▁to ▁innov ation ▁and ▁technology . ▁ ▁The ▁center pie ce ▁of ▁“ E ducation ▁Nation ” ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁will ▁be ▁the ▁national ▁sum mit ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁from ▁Sept . ▁ 2 3 - 2 5 . ▁The ▁event ▁will ▁be ▁held ▁in ▁a ▁new ▁ven ue ▁to ▁be ▁announced ▁later ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁the ▁sum mit , ▁the ▁network ▁is ▁also ▁continu ing ▁“ E ducation ▁Nation ▁On - The - Ro ad ” ▁in ▁the ▁spring ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁M aking ▁stops ▁in ▁Den ver , ▁Atlanta ▁and ▁Miami ▁in ▁April ▁and ▁May , ▁the ▁N BC ▁News ▁team ▁hosting ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁pan els ▁and ▁events ▁involving ▁N BC ▁News ▁anch ors ▁and ▁correspond ents , ▁local ▁leaders , ▁officials , ▁educ ators , ▁parents , ▁and ▁students . ▁ ▁Education ▁Nation ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁“ E ducation ▁Nation ” ▁launched ▁its ▁first ▁on - the - road ▁tour , ▁hosting ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁pan els ▁and ▁events ▁focused ▁on ▁local ▁education ▁issues ▁in ▁Chicago , ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁and ▁Philadelphia . ▁ ▁In ▁September , ▁N