It’s hard to believe that, after so many months of planning, the conference is finally almost here! It’s a little overwhelming, but mostly exciting to know how many people will join us this week at S.T.E.P. Forward: Closing the Gap That Matters to learn about some of the most important issues in education and ways to address them.

We have presenters and attendees coming from all over the state, ranging from Ph.D.’s to elementary school students. It’s incredible to see such a broad range of interest in education, and we are thrilled to have this opportunity to bring together so many different opinions and narratives, as well as to share our own perspective as high school students.

If you’re not able to make the conference on Thursday and Friday, we will be posting videos of several conference sessions on our website. Please feel free to check those out and share them! “Closing the Gap That Matters” doesn’t end when the conference does: we want to continue to spread the message of S.T.E.P. and to encourage even more conversations about techniques that help every student achieve his or her maximum potential.