▁and ▁town ▁hall ▁meet ings ▁expl oring ▁such ▁them es ▁as ▁the ▁Common ▁Core ▁State ▁Stand ards ▁In iti ative , ▁personal ized ▁learning , ▁and ▁keeping ▁up ▁with ▁global ▁competition . ▁Notable ▁speak ers ▁and ▁present ers ▁included ▁Governor ▁Steve ▁Bes he ar ▁of ▁Kentucky , ▁Governor ▁Mike ▁P ence ▁of ▁Indiana , ▁Governor ▁De val ▁Patrick ▁of ▁Massachusetts , ▁Chair man ▁and ▁CE O ▁of ▁Ex x on M obil ▁R ex ▁Till erson , ▁ ▁Chan cell or ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁Department ▁of ▁Education ▁Dennis ▁Wal c ott , ▁and ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁Mayor ▁Michael ▁Blo om berg . ▁This ▁year ' s ▁sum mit ▁also ▁featured ▁an ▁In nov ation ▁Challenge ▁for ▁education ▁technology ▁start ups , ▁spons ored ▁by ▁the ▁Robin ▁H ood ▁Foundation , ▁which ▁was ▁won ▁by ▁San ▁Francisco - based ▁Code HS . ▁ ▁Education ▁Nation ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁ ▁He ading ▁into ▁its ▁third ▁year , ▁the ▁“ E ducation ▁Nation ” ▁initi ative ▁will ▁employ ▁all ▁platforms ▁of ▁N BC ▁News — ▁including ▁MS N BC , ▁programs ▁like ▁“ N BC ▁Night ly ▁News ,” ▁“ T od ay ,” ▁“ R ock ▁Center ,” ▁and ▁“ Me et ▁the ▁Press ,” ▁digital ▁properties ▁such ▁as ▁ms nb c . com ▁and ▁Education N ation . com , ▁and ▁live ▁events ▁across ▁the ▁country — in ▁a ▁continued ▁effort ▁to ▁sh ine ▁a ▁spot light ▁on ▁the ▁challeng es , ▁potential ▁solutions ▁and ▁innov ations ▁sp anning ▁today