In August 2024, the Wisconsin Policy Forum published "Roll Call: A Landscape Review of the Students, Financing, and Performance of Milwaukee's K-12 Schools." That report was intended to ground policy discussions with key facts and nonpartisan insights on Milwaukee's schooling system, and looked at the Milwaukee Public Schools, charter schools, and private choice programs and their respective students, funding, and academic outcomes. The result was a sobering picture on nearly all fronts. In response to the troubling findings, this report turns its attention to the levers and strategies that might improve academic results for Milwaukee students. To identify these approaches, the authors first examined the Milwaukee schools at which students score above the city's norm. They identified these schools using both achievement scores and growth scores from the 2023 Report Card issued by the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI). These scores allowed them to compare students' knowledge and skills and how much they have grown compared to their peers. The authors further conducted key informant interviews with a sampling of these schools' leaders, identifying common themes that may inform the work to improve schools across Milwaukee. Next, they turned their attention outward: What successful efforts occurring outside of Milwaukee might merit consideration? The authors used the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) to identify districts that share some key characteristics with Milwaukee but have produced stronger outcomes for students over time. Using national and local coverage of the school improvement efforts in these locations, in addition to further key informant interviews, the authors identified a selection of promising practices and innovations. They then considered whether and how these efforts might work best in Milwaukee. The report concludes by synthesizing the findings on Milwaukee's challenges from "Roll Call" with these new local and national lessons and by laying out themes and policy options for action. The authors hope these options will prove useful to policymakers and concerned residents hoping to chart a new path forward for the city's schools and its children.