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Jonathan capehart and steve core knacken. fund us at facebook.com/now with alex. "andrea mitchell reports" and in new york city. good evening, ain dre ya. great to have you here. >> thanks so much. we are here for our education nation summit. and joining us today education secretary arne duncan, new york city schools chancellor dennis wolcott, also my conversation with former secretary of state condoleezza rice that kicked off the summit today. and chelsea clinton with a reading revolution in on...

Sides about education? >> were not hearing enough. and i want to hear what are we going to do to finally solve this problem. people are now aware. can we give people, parents, better choices? we cant leave kids in failing neighborhood schools. if they have to go to a charter school, get a voucher and go to a private school we have to get it done because we cannot afford to leave children behind. it goes to the core of who we are as americans. it is the civil rights issue of our time. >> and up n...

Schools trying to turn around failing schools and provide new options for at risk students. nbc news special correspondent chelsea clinton has one stellar example. >> reporter: at veterans memorial school in central false, rhode island, a reading revolution is quietly under way. in kindergarten through second great grade public school teachers are working with charter teachers to turn around some of the lowest reading schools in the state. >> communicate with others. >> with one another. >> with...