The most effective state efforts to improve student outcomes do not exist in a silo; they cut across multiple policy priorities to make data work for students. And while their crosscutting data initiatives can still be strengthened, some states are supporting schools with efforts that reach across the Data Quality Campaign's (DQC) Four Policy Priorities to Make Data Work for Students. As state leaders seek to use data to improve school quality and support student success, they must push past solutions that address only one policy priority and tackle changes that solve multiple policy implementation challenges. DQC's Four Policy Priorities identify how states can transform the use of data from a tool of compliance to one that empowers people and fuels continuous improvement: (1) Measure what matters; (2) Make data use possible; (3) Be transparent and earn trust; and (4) Guarantee access and protect privacy. This report highlights state initiatives that reach across policy priorities to take a step forward in using data to make sure that all students excel. The following states are states to watch--and emulate--as leaders seek to make data work for students: Idaho, Texas, Tennessee, Georgia, Wisconsin, and Kentucky.