As educational researchers, social scientists, and practitioners turn their attention to the persistent and increasing Latino student achievement gap in the United States, unprecedented tensions centered on failed standards-based educational reforms and contested immigration policy continue to grow. How, in a heavily politicized climate, can immigration-related effects on education be effectively addressed? What “best practices” will help to close the Latino student achievement gap, and how might these practices be disseminated in the face of often hostile, apathetic legislatures and/or school boards? What are the policy and research agendas of Latino-focused centers around the country, and how can these groups come together with decision makers? These and related questions will be a particular focus of attention at the First Triennial Conference on Latino Education and Immigration. We invite educators, foundation members, scholars, elected officials, and the community to three days of substance, research, and policy orientation as these issues relate to Latino education, defined broadly.    CALL FOR PAPERS