Highlights of the conference include inspiring keynotes, hundreds of learning opportunities, six distinct program tracks and a dynamic Expo Hall.

Researchers are finding that while diversity is growing among students in most U.S. schools, it's not increasing among teachers—and that's a concern.

Since 2015, Superintendent Kathy Murphy has worked on several fronts—from school boundaries to AP enrollment to discipline—to convince a federal judge to a decades-old desegregation order on Hoover City Schools.

New Mexico and Texas, plus districts in Tennessee, Michigan and California, partner with suppliers to provide assessments, boost literacy, improve student readiness, and upgrade facilities for safety and energy efficiency.