Nov 11, 2025 | Education Reform, Education Reform, General, K-12, Press Releases
The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI) released report cards for the 2024-25 school year. Once again, the agency has quietly changed the standards that determine how schools are rated—making it easier to appear successful without actually improving... 
Sep 24, 2025 | Education Reform, Education Reform, General, K-12, Press Releases
My name is Will Flanders, and I am the Research Director at the Wisconsin Institue for Law & Liberty. We have probably all seen the “This is Fine” meme—a cartoon image of a dog sitting in a room on fire, either blissfully ignorant or willfully... 
Jul 2, 2025 | Education Reform, General, K-12 Education, Policy, School Choice
By: Will Flanders & Kyle Koenen Posted on July 2nd, 2025 Like any budget that is a result of compromise in divided government, there are positive and negative aspects. But one definite positive to come from this year’s budget agreement is the continued... 
Feb 25, 2025 | Education in WI, Education Reform, General, K-12 Education, Policy, Student Proficiency
In August 2024, the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI) made a controversial decision to change both the scale, cut points and terminology of the Forward Exam. This has made it harder for districts, parents, and the public to track student outcomes over... 
Jan 29, 2025 | Education Reform, General, K-12, K-12 Education, Policy, Press Releases
The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) is a nationally representative sample of schools throughout the country that allows for an apples-to-apples comparison of students in each state, and some cities. Early this morning, the 2024 NAEP results were... 