Welcome to Leadership in Action, a series of bimonthly briefings on some of the most important educational issues affecting our students, high schools, and communities. The New England Secondary School Consortium is a state-led partnership working to promote innovative education strategies and policies in Connecticut, Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. As a nonpartisan initiative, we hope these briefings will help school leaders strengthen our schools, empower our teachers, rebuild our economy, and give every student a better chance to succeed in life.