Through new research and analysis, WILL uses student level data to approximate student achievement levels under the previous cut scores. This post shows districts how to do just that.
WILL released a new report that analyzes how burdensome regulations hinder the ability of choice schools to open and expand in Wisconsin. WILL aims for this report to serve as a critical warning to policymakers in Wisconsin and across the nation that overregulating these institutions limits opportunities for families seeking alternatives to traditional public schools.
2024 NAEP results were released and WILL does a deep dive into the numbers. Not surprisingly, they paint a dim picture of student performance since the pandemic, both in Wisconsin and across the nation. NAEP is a nationally representative sample of schools throughout the country that allows for an apples-to-apples comparison of students in each state, and some cities.
An estimated 14% of students in Wisconsin school choice programs have a special needs disability, according to a new analysis conducted by the Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL) and School Choice Wisconsin (SCW).
Noah Diekemper
This week, Wisconsin’s Department of Public Instruction (DPI) unveiled yet another change to how “proficiency” is measured on the state’s Forward exams. This change, not the first in recent years, makes it difficult to tell whether school districts are doing good work and ...
Recently, Wisconsin’s Department of Public Instruction released a report on the teacher shortage in the state. The report claims that nearly 40% of teachers leave the profession within the first five years, and blames declines in teacher compensation over the past decade for the shift. While ...
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