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Feds Handcuff Wisconsin From Rewarding In-Person Instruction

Will Flanders, Research Director Recently, the U.S. Department of Education (ED) approved Wisconsin’s plan for more than $1.5 billion in federal funds ...

WILL Issues Review of 2020 Election, Recommendations for Reform

Ten-month review uncovers legal problems with election administration, but no evidence of widespread voter fraud The News: For more than ten months, a ...

Governor Evers Vetoes Legislation to Provide Parents with Access to Classroom Materials

WILL-supported legislation would have required districts to post classroom material online The News: Governor Tony Evers vetoed curriculum transparency ...

Wisconsin’s State Report Card in Urgent Need of Reform

New WILL policy brief offers three ways to immediately improve the report card The News: The recent release of Wisconsin’s state report cards for ...

Wisconsin Supreme Court Adopts Criteria for Redistricting in WILL Lawsuit

Court will adopt maps without considering partisanship, will seek “least changes” The News: The Wisconsin Supreme Court issued an opinion in Johnson v. ...

Judge Rules DNR Violated State Law When It Failed to Schedule Wolf Hunt

WILL filed lawsuit in February 2021 when DNR tried to delay hunt until fall The News: Jefferson County Circuit Court Judge Bennett J. Brantmeier issued a ...

Now Hiring: Associate Counsel

About the Associate Counsel Opening: The Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL) is looking for a passionate and entrepreneurial Associate ...

Wisconsin’s State Report Cards Mask Troubling Proficiency Rates

Will Flanders, Research Director Wisconsin’s recently released state report cards for the 2020-21 school year paint a relatively rosy picture: 399 (out of ...