ER Commentary

RightWisconsin | Five Takeaways from the DeVos Hearings

Education Reformer is "Controversial" WILL VP and Deputy Counsel CJ Szafir and WILL Research Fellow Collin Roth writing at RightWisconsin: Democrats Like Tammy Baldwin Played Small Ball If you tuned in and expected a robust debate on the role of the federal government in education, you would ...

WILL Blog | Flanders: Overhaul School Funding Formula?

Policymakers should consider 3 facts first According to a recent article in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, “Wisconsin lawmakers say they are serious about overhauling the state’s school funding formula.”  Reasons for making the change seem to run the gamut from the perceived unfairness of the ...

WILL Ed Blog | Milwaukee Can Do Better

The following blog post was written by WILL Education Research Director, Will Flanders, PhD, CJ Szafir, WILL VP of Policy, and Collin Roth, WILL Research Fellow. It is difficult to gauge just how much the Milwaukee Public School system is struggling.  The new state report cards claim that the ...

WILL Blog | Flanders: Referenda and Teacher Pay

On November 8th in Wisconsin, 47 school districts will be going to the voters on 66 referenda seeking approval for additional funding.  Because school district referenda have a high likelihood of passage – 77% of referenda passed in the spring 2016 elections – it is critical that voters ...