Sep 17, 2021 | General, K-12 Finance, WILL News
Will Flanders, Research Director Friday, September 17, is a critically important day for school districts around the state of Wisconsin. Some schools in the Milwaukee Public School system have put up signs encouraging students to attend, and a popular lunch item...
Jul 20, 2021 | General, K-12 Finance, Press Releases
New WILL study reveals pathway to student-centered funding system The News: For too long, the value of Wisconsin students have been determined by a complex school funding formula that filters money to buildings and systems. Students are simply worth more, or less,...
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 Wisconsin’s school...
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 billion for K-12...
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...
