the year. >> thank you so much. it is one of the most pressing issues facing america today. improving the public education system. and today, nbc news is kick off a week-long series called education nation. a new nbc news/"wall street journal" poll shows a majority of the americans are not satisfied with the performance of public schools. and 65% say that they'd actually be willing to pay higher federal taxes to improve them. let's go live to nbc news education correspondent rehema ellis live at rockefeller plaza in new york which has been transformed into learning plaza. with a good, exciting sunday morning. what's going on down there? >> so such going on down here. it is abuzz with activity as all the setsup being launched for "education nation." take a look over here with me for just a minute. this is one of several pavilions and tents being set up on what we're calling the learning pathway. this is the learning tent where people will be able to go in here and touch on screens to find out exactly what kind of learner they are.