Calls for more regulation of Wisconsin’s school choice programs have been getting louder. Making the claims that performance isn’t consistent enough, generally on standardized tests, they argue that government—or some outside entity—needs greater control of school entry and school exit in the ...
WILL's CJ Szafir and Cori Petersen write at RealClearEducation on school choice and education reformers need to better target and message their advocacy to win converts and inform the public.
We education reformers are a confident bunch. Armed with peer-reviewed, often gold-standard studies, ...
Today, Valerie Strauss of the Washington Post released an “analysis” that purports to show the harm that Governor Scott Walker has caused to public schools throughout his tenure as Governor. The claims made by Strauss vary in their legitimacy, but some are so far afield from what serious ...
WILL's Dr. Will Flanders writes at National Review online on how to win over school choice skeptics by using effective messaging and data:
School choice in the United States was once a bipartisan cause, championed by individuals as diverse as Milton Friedman and liberal Democrats in ...
In the last several months, WILL has argued that currently popular systems of discipline in American public schools are problematic from the standpoint of promoting a good learning environment. Perhaps in reaction to the overzealousness of the “Zero Tolerance” policies of the late 90s and ...
WILL Associate Counsel Libby Sobic and WILL Writer and Reseach Associate Cori Peterson write in UrbanMilwaukee on how selling vacant buildings could alleviate the school system's financial challenges.
The deadline is fast approaching for Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS) to present a finalized ...