Author Alfie Kohn and film star and United Nations Goodwill Ambassador Danny Glover are headline speakers at the upcoming Education Now & In the Future Conference, presented by the Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory. The two-day conference is October 30-31 at the DoubleTree Hotels Jantzen Beach and Columbia River in Portland. Featured topics will include: Shaping School Culture; Technology and Education; Assessment and Evaluation; Mathematics and Science Education; Equity Issues; Contextual Learning, Traits of Effective Readers and Writers; Comprehensive School Reform; School Safety; School-Based Mentoring; and Leadership and Teacher Development. Register online at http://www.nwrel.org/enf or call 1-800-547-6339, ext. 187, for a conference catalog.