NPR reporter Claudio Sanchez’s recent story on the Milwaukee voucher program, titled “Lessons on Race and Vouchers from Milwaukee,” made the following claim:
“Over the years though, most voucher recipients have performed no better academically than their public school peers. In some cases ...
Like every budget cycle, tensions are high in Madison as the push and pull between the governor, legislators, and lobbyists take shape. Before the Joint Finance Committee in the legislature begins voting on key components of the budget this week, it would be useful to highlight some key ...
WILL President and General Counsel, Rick Esenberg, and Deputy Counsel, CJ Szafir, write in The Hill, encouraging President Trump to be advocates at the national level for states to grow their school choice programs.
"The Trump Administration should learn the lessons of Milwaukee, home to the ...
Governor Scott Walker’s budget proposal was big on money for K-12 public education – to the tune of more than $600 million over 2 years – but small on expanding education options for Wisconsin families. Fortunately the Governor isn’t the only one with a say on this matter. A day after Walker’s ...
This piece originally appeared at RightWisconsin
Rural Wisconsin Needs School Choice
Too often, school choice is Wisconsin is considered to be an issue only for Milwaukee. The Milwaukee Public School (MPS) district continually fails its students, particularly from poor and minority ...
A report released by the U.S. Department of Education during the final hours of the Obama administration showed how the federal government spent more than $7 billion on low-performing public schools with School Improvement Grants (SIG) – but the grants failed to lead to any significant changes ...