When Students Lead, Innovation Follows: AI and Literacy at Ridgewood Local Schools

When Students Lead, Innovation Follows: AI and Literacy at Ridgewood Local Schools

March 19, 2026 · 13 min

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Students at Ridgewood Local Schools created an AI-powered platform to address literacy challenges.

What if students weren’t just learners — but problem-solvers? At Ridgewood Local Schools, a group of senior honors students identified a growing literacy challenge and decided to do something about it. The result: an AI-powered platform that allows students to generate their own stories, read at their level, and build stronger engagement with reading. In this episode of Leading the Way, host Scott Gerfen talks with the students behind the project and their teacher, Lester McCurdy, about how t...

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