Sep 16, 2020 | Education in WI, Education Reform, K-12, K-12 Finance, Press Releases, Reports, WILL News
COVID interruption provides opportunity to consider, implement improvements The News: The Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL) issued a new policy brief, Needs Improvement: How Wisconsin’s Report Card Can Mislead Parents, to explain how...
Apr 6, 2020 | Education Reform, K-12, K-12 Finance, Press Releases, WILL News
New recommendations for policymakers combatting COVID’s impact on K-12 The News: The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES) Act provides $2.2 trillion of relief for those impacted by COVID. Of this, CARES allocates about $30...
Mar 18, 2019 | K-12, K-12 Finance, Press Releases
New analysis on K-12 spending raises questions about student impact The News: Last month, Governor Tony Evers proposed $1.4 billion in additional spending on K-12 education in Wisconsin. This comes despite record K-12 spending under Governor Scott Walker – $5.8...
Aug 7, 2018 | Education Reform, K-12, K-12 Finance, Press Releases, WILL News
Report casts doubt on link between academic outcomes and spending August 7, 2018 – Milwaukee, WI – With campaigns in full swing, candidates are frantically trying to outdo each other in promising to spend more money on K-12 public schools. Yet little...
Aug 29, 2016 | Education Reform, ER Commentary, K-12, K-12 Finance, Press Releases, WILL News
Getting Beyond the Rhetoric and Talking Points on School Financing August 29, 2016 – Milwaukee, WI – The Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty has released a policy brief, authored by Dr. Will Flanders, that objectively explains the recent debate over...
Jul 21, 2015 | Education Reform, K-12, K-12 Finance, Press Releases, Reports, WILL News
WILL Releases “Pope’s Fallacy”, a Primer on Wisconsin K-12 Education Finance Opponents of education reform misrepresent official DPI memo, data July 21, 2015, Milwaukee, WI – In response to critics of education reform, who regularly cite data...