Superintendents across the nation are launching advisory councils to listen to students' concerns and give them an authentic role in district decision-making.
With the rapid pace of technological change and global challenges, we need as many students as possible to become innovative problem solvers and STEM thinkers.
District leaders attribute the improvements not to a radical approach, but to methodically deploying well-known strategies—offering a model for other districts to follow, particularly those that are high-poverty and serve mostly students of color like Los Angeles.
