Mar 18, 2016 | Education Reform, ER Commentary, Open Government
This blog post is adapted from my prepared comments for the Open Government Travelling Show Helping people make open records requests At WILL, I spend a significant amount of time helping ordinary citizens, local journalists, and watchdog groups with open records...
Mar 17, 2016 | Education Reform, Press Releases, WILL News
Superintendent Driver is not an “education operator” March 17, 2016 – Milwaukee, WI – The Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty sent a letter to members of the Milwaukee Common Council, cautioning them ahead of their upcoming major vote regarding which schools and...
Mar 16, 2016 | Press Releases, WILL News
President Obama named DC Circuit Court Chief Judge Garland this morning March 16, 2016 – Milwaukee, WI – President Obama officially nominated Merrick B. Garland this morning to replace the late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, who unexpectedly passed away last...
Mar 16, 2016 | Education Reform, ER Commentary, In the News
WILL Research Director, Dr. Will Flanders, writing in the Racine Journal Times: The Journal Times reported that the Racine Unified School District (RUSD) stands to lose $1.4 million in revenue under a proposed change to the funding formula for the school voucher...
Mar 16, 2016 | Uncategorized
Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele and Senator Chris Larson, his opponent in the upcoming election, don’t appear to agree on much. But based on their recent debate, they do completely agree on one thing – that the County should never consider the sale or...