In November, leaders of the state’s two education employee organizations, AFT-West Virginia and WVEA, conducted focus groups to generate solutions to improve our public schools in ways that best support student success. The effort stemmed from both organizations’ dissatisfaction with the results of the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) scores and the ongoing dialogue with our members detailing the challenges educators and their students face each day. Below is the final report from the Solutions for Success focus groups.