August 26, 2026
WILL Charts A New Course For WI Charter Schools
WILL's new report examines why Wisconsin’s in-state charter school sector has stalled while chartering continues to expand across the country.
Education in WI
April 6, 2026
Wisconsin Parents Underestimate or Don’t Fully Know School Funding Levels, New Survey Shows
WILL, in partnership with 50CAN, a national nonpartisan education reform nonprofit, has released a new survey of Wisconsin parents. The findings reveal continued gaps in parental awareness of school spending,…
March 30, 2026
Evers Vetoes Bipartisan, Pro-Educator Legislation to Encourage Safe Classrooms
WILL issued a statement in response to Governor Evers veto of AB 614 / SB 611, known as the Teacher Bill of Rights. The bill would have strengthened teachers’ authority…
March 10, 2026
Racial Achievement Gaps in Wisconsin Explained by Poverty and Family Structure, New Report Shows
A new report from WILL examines why Wisconsin has some of the largest academic achievement gaps between Black and white students in the nation—and finds that poverty, family structure, and…
February 17, 2026
WILL Supports Teacher Bill of Rights
Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL) supports the Teacher Bill of Rights, AB 614 / SB 611, introduced by Representative Goeben and Senator Cabral-Guevara. The legislation clarifies and strengthens…
March 18, 2025
WILL Urges Evers to Sign AB1 and Make High Academic Standards Bipartisan Once Again
The News: The Wisconsin State Senate passed Assembly Bill 1, which would reverse actions over recent years by the Department of Public Instruction (DPI) that have lowered academic and performance…
February 25, 2025
Reversing the Chaos: A Method to Make Forward Exam Scores Comparable to the Past
Through new research and analysis, WILL uses student level data to approximate student achievement levels under the previous cut scores. This post shows districts how to do just that.
January 21, 2025
Wisconsin School Choice Programs Serve Thousands of Disabled Students
An estimated 14% of students in Wisconsin school choice programs have a special needs disability, according to a new analysis conducted by the Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL)…
November 19, 2024
Wisconsin DPI Re-Defines Mediocre Student Achievement to “Meets Expectations”
The News: The Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL) released the following statement, after the Department of Public Instruction (DPI) released new report card data. WILL believes the legislature…
October 10, 2024
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 state’s Forward exams. This change, not the first in…
August 22, 2022
Blaska V. City of Madison
WILL filed a federal lawsuit in the Western District of Wisconsin against the City of Madison after the City established a Police Civilian Oversight Board that imposes unconstitutional racial quotas.
August 16, 2022
Empower School Board Members With Policy Solutions
WILL Director of Education Policy, Libby Sobic, is the author of Empower School Board Members With Policy Solutions, a new publication from the American Enterprise Institute (AEI). The rising tide of…
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