Oct 8, 2024 | Education Reform, General, K-12, Press Releases
Today, Wisconsin’s DPI released the 2023-24 Forward Exam scores for schools across Wisconsin. In the past, WILL has referred to these scores–and the report card built from them–as creating a “Lake Wobegone” effect where everyone is above...
Feb 11, 2022 | Education in WI, Education Reform, Education Reform, K-12, Law, WILL News
Yesterday, State Representative Lee Snodgrass created a firestorm with her Tweet, “If parents who want to have a say in their child’s education should home school or pay for private school out of their family budget.” She posted this while the Assembly Committee on...
Jan 28, 2022 | Education Reform, Education Reform, General, Law, WILL News
By: Libby Sobic and Will Flanders After the “year of school choice,” it is important not to get complacent as attacks on school choice and autonomy from traditional districts continue. And National School Choice Week is a good time to consider what obstacles stand in...
Jun 18, 2021 | Education Reform, General, K-12
By Libby Sobic On Thursday, the Joint Finance Committee (JFC) finalized the state budget, which now heads for a full vote of the legislature. Legislative Republicans voted to invest in our students, their families and Wisconsin taxpayers. Here are four takeaways you...
May 25, 2021 | Education Reform, Education Reform, WILL News
By: Libby Sobic and Will Flanders, Ph.D. Without fail, each state budget cycle always results in cries from the public school establishment that “we need more money in public schools!” Governor Evers continues this status quo assertion with his 2021-23 budget proposal...
