Fewer than 40 percent of fourth and eighth grade students nationwide are proficient readers. Now, led by parents of children with dyslexia, some states are trying to change how reading is taught. In Arkansas, a group of determined advocates have upended traditional reading instruction.

The argument for getting student voice into decision making can be heard in discussions around the country. What if we combined student voice with design thinking, and then allowed students the same platform for improvement that we provide adults? The Student Innovation Team (SIT) concept does just that.

Merit Network, in partnership with Michigan State University's Quello Center and Measurement Lab, is addressing the digital divide in Michigan with access and availability data collection, and infrastructure investment and societal impact investigation and education. Three districts will pilot the Michigan Moonshot broadband data collection project.