The 2017 CESifo Area Conference on the Economics of Education, organised by Eric A. Hanushek (Stanford University, Area Director) and Ludger Woessmann (ifo Institute), aims to bring together official CESifo network members to discuss their recent research and to encourage broader interactions, particularly on both sides of the Atlantic. All CESifo research network members are invited to submit their papers, which may deal with any topic within the broad domain of the Economics of Education. The Jacobs Foundation Lecture will be delivered by Armin Falk (Behavior and Inequality Research Institute, Bonn).