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TED TALKS Education Revolution

Host Baratunde Thurston and Sara Ramirez speak at TED TALKS Education Revolution, The Town Hall.
Courtesy of Ryan Lash/TED
Host Baratunde Thurston and Sara Ramirez speak at TED TALKS Education Revolution, The Town Hall.

Airs Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2016 at 11 p.m. on KPBS TV

Explore innovative approaches to education with hosts Baratunde Thurston and Sara Ramirez. Speakers, including Anna Deavere Smith and Sal Khan, discuss the school-to-prison pipeline, the impact of micromanaging kids, and transforming struggling students into scholars.

Sal Khan speaks at TED TALKS Education Revolution, The Town Hall.
Courtesy of Ryan Lash/TED
Sal Khan speaks at TED TALKS Education Revolution, The Town Hall.
Dr. Victor Rios, professor, speaker and author, speaks at TED TALKS Education Revolution, The Town Hall.
Courtesy of Ryan Lash/TED
Dr. Victor Rios, professor, speaker and author, speaks at TED TALKS Education Revolution, The Town Hall.

TED TALKS "Education Revolution" is part of PBS's Spotlight Education, a special week of primetime programming, focusing on the brightest ideas and toughest challenges facing America’s education system.

Major funding for Spotlight Education is provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) as part of American Graduate: Let’s Make it Happen, a long-term public media initiative to help all students graduate from high school ready for college and careers.

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