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Policy Report: Are Spring School Board Elections Pro-Democracy?

WILL's new report, Enhancing Democracy: The Benefits of Holding School Board Elections in the Fall, highlights how moving school board races to November could foster broader public involvement and more balanced representation.

WILL Encourages SCOTUS to Guarantee Religious Freedom for Choice Schools

The Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty filed an Amicus Brief in the US Supreme Court to challenge provisions in the Oklahoma State Constitution that we believe derive from anti-Catholic bigotry and violate the First Amendment principles of religious liberty.

Race-Discrimination Ruling Expanded to Protect WILL Clients Nationwide

WILL secured a significant victory: a court order clarifying and significantly expanding the scope of a preliminary injunction halting the federal Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) program. The ruling now applies nationwide to any state in which WILL’s clients do business.

School Choice

Wisconsin is home to the oldest private school voucher program in the entire country. What began in Milwaukee now serves low income and special needs children throughout the state. WILL has always prioritized school choice and will continue to provide legal services and high-quality research on Wisconin’s private school choice programs.

Wauwatosa School District to Close STEM Programs and High-Performing Charter School for Being Too White

The Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty is threatening legal action against the Wauwatosa School District and its Superintendent after they announced plans to shut down the Wauwatosa STEM School, currently ranked the third-best elementary school in Wisconsin by U.S News and World Report.

Policy Report: WILL Highlights Solutions to Social Capital Decline

The Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty released a new report suggesting policy actions that can be taken by the federal, state, and local governments to support social capital. From Isolation to Connection is the third and final report examining the impact social capital has on Wisconsin communities.

More Property Taxes to Come? WILL Informs Wisconsin Property Taxpayers About Upcoming Referenda

WILL is providing a useful tool to inform voters about how the upcoming school referenda questions on the November ballot can affect their bottom line. WILL’s calculator was developed with data from local school districts via information available online and open records requests. Gathering that data also showcased some of the shortfalls in accountability and transparency that exist at the local level related to ballot referenda.

More on DPI’s Forward Exam Changes

Noah Diekemper This week, Wisconsin’s Department of Public Instruction (DPI) unveiled yet another change to how “proficiency” is measured on the ...

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