NBC News Education Nation Summit

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Written By Michael Wiemeyer

NBC News' Hoda Kotbe interviews Pamela Cantor, M.D., actress Goldie Hawn, Superintendent Dr. Meria Joel Carstarphen, and Principal Peter DeWitt on what it takes to build safe and supportive schools.

The 2013 Education Nation Summit included a dynamic discussion about what it takes to create safe, supportive schools. NBC's Hoda Kotbe moderated a panel including Pamela Cantor, M.D., Dr. Meria Joel Carstarphen, Superintendent, Austin Independent School District, TX, Dr. Peter DeWitt, Principal, Poestenkill Elementary School, Poestenkill, NY and Goldie Hawn, Academy Award-Winning Actress and Founder, The Hawn Foundation.

Watch the full discussion here.

 
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