By: Will Flanders & Libby Sobic
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 ...
By: Will Flanders, Research Director
As we come to the close of National School Choice Week, there are many things worthy of celebration. Across the nation, more students than ever before have the ability to access the school that works best for them and their family. In Wisconsin, ...
Thousands of students have been left stranded in 2020-21 school year
The News: Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS) committed to provide transportation benefits to private schools and parents for the entire 2020-2021 school year after the Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL) and School ...
Will Flanders, Research Director WILL
Libby Sobic, Education Policy Director, WILL
Last week in the Journal Sentinel, former MPS President Larry Miller wrote a response to Northwestern CEO John Schlifske’s recent piece on the educational landscape in Milwaukee. Using the recent failure to ...
Will Flanders, Ph.D.
Recently, Milwaukee College Prep (MCP) charter schools and Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS) failed to make an agreement for continued authorization. This ends a ten year relationship between MCP and MPS, and once again highlights the horrific environment for public ...
New study profiles open enrollment program, examines school district impact
The News: With the approach of National School Choice Week, January 24-29, the Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL) provides a first of its kind look at Wisconsin’s open enrollment program, arguably ...