Philadelphia-Area Teachers Gather for Special Town Hall Event Hosted by NBC News' Ann Curry and NBC 10's Aditi Roy

Philadelphia-Area Teachers Gather for Special Town Hall Event Hosted by NBC News' Ann Curry and NBC 10's Aditi Roy

Hundreds of Philadelphia-area educators from all grade levels to gather at the Kimmel Theater on Sunday, June 5th at 1 p.m.

On Sunday, June 5, at 1:00 p.m./et, NBC News' Ann Curry and NBC 10's Aditi Roy will lead a live Teacher Town Hall forum from the Kimmel Theater at the National Constitution Center that brings together local teachers of all levels for a frank and open discussion about what works in the classroom and how to address the top challenges facing the region's education system. Teachers will be invited to participate in-person or via webcast with the ability to provide comments and feedback through EducationNation.com and social media platforms. The Teacher Town Hall will be televised live on Philadelphia Nonstop (Digital Channel 10.2, Comcast 248, and Verizon 460) and streamed live on EducationNation.com and NBCPhiladelphia.com.

*** This is not a public event. If you are a reporter interested in covering any "Education Nation Philadelphia" events, please send a request to Meghan Pianta at NBC News Communications-- meghan.pianta@nbcuni.com.

The Teacher Town Hall is part of NBC News' "Education Nation Philadelphia," which also includes education-focused programming on NBC News, NBC 10 and Telemundo, a state-of-the-art public exhibit on the lawn of the National Constitution Center (open June 6th - June 12th) and a "Job One" workforce panel featuring top Philadelphia-area CEOs and business leaders (June 9th).

University of Phoenix is the title sponsor of "Education Nation On-The-Road." NBC News is also enlisting the support of several of its "Education Nation" sponsors and partners, including The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Scholastic, and Americas Promise Alliance in the development of these programs.

For more information on "Education Nation Philadelphia" visit EducationNation.com, check us out on Facebook: facebook.com/EducationNation or follow us on Twitter @EducationNation.

/PRNewswire-USNewswire-- June 2, 2011/

SOURCE University of Phoenix

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