Leaders are remaining student-driven by expanding dual enrollment and gifted programs, leveraging teacher expertise and recruiting student advisors.

Although these terms have similar characteristics, they express two separate concepts. But it's important for both to be positive in your school.

Students on the Mercer Island School District's superintendent advisory council use their voices to advocate for classmates and make change happen.

Superintendents across the nation are launching advisory councils to listen to students' concerns and give them an authentic role in district decision-making.