The Alliance for Student Achievement’s annual Minnesota Education Summit takes place Sept. 21 at the Minneapolis Convention Center. It includes:

• Futurist Arthur Harkins, who explores the relationship between technology, education and the workplace.
• Author David Walsh, who will discuss his campaign to get parents to say “no” to kids in an effort to improve discipline, character and achievement levels.
• Breakout sessions on topics such as:
  School finance reform.
  State assessments.
  Public and private school test scores.
  Components of kindergarten-readiness programs.