3 Attacks on School Choice in Governor Evers’ Budget Proposal

Feb 17, 2021 | General, K-12, Press Releases, School Choice

By Will Flanders, Research Director Governor Tony Evers’ 2021-23 budget includes a Christmas tree for teachers unions in the form of higher spending and no requirements to get kids back into the classroom. But it also represents...

Study: $3.2 Billion in Economic Benefits with Growth of School Choice

Jan 27, 2020 | Education Reform, K-12, Press Releases, School Choice, School Choice Wisconsin v. DPI, WILL News

WILL begins National School Choice Week with release of groundbreaking new study. The News: On the first day of National School Choice Week, a new study (here) estimates how further growth of Wisconsin’s parental choice programs could result in $3.2 billion in new...

Myth Busters III: Fact-checking the Legislature on School Choice

Jun 24, 2019 | Education Reform, K-12, Press Releases, School Choice, School Choice Wisconsin v. DPI, WILL News

Assault on school choice leads to inaccurate statements In the News: With the Assembly scheduled to vote on the state budget tomorrow, it is the ideal time to release WILL’s annual report fact-checking state lawmakers on school choice. Myth Busters III comes during a...

Study: Parents in Milwaukee Are Choosing Schools Based on Quality

Nov 27, 2018 | Baldwin-Woodville Sch. Dist., Education Reform, K-12, Press Releases, School Choice, WILL News

Parents in Milwaukee Are Choosing Schools Based on Quality Background: With traditional Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS), three types of public charter schools, and private schools in the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program (MPCP), few cities, if any, offer more...

WILL Press Release | WILL Makes Case for New Education Savings Account Legislation

Dec 18, 2017 | Education Reform, K-12, Press Releases, School Choice, WILL News

Policy brief explains how ESAs can help low-income “gifted and talented” students December 18, 2017 – Milwaukee, WI – Last Friday, State Senator Alberta Darling introduced bipartisan legislation to create the nation’s first Education Savings Account (ESA)...

WILL Press Release | State Must Do More For Special Needs Children

Aug 30, 2017 | Education Reform, K-12, Press Releases, School Choice, WILL News

WILL policy brief highlights need to fix the Special Needs Scholarship Program August 30, 2017 – Milwaukee, WI – Today the Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty released a policy brief detailing how Wisconsin struggles to give special needs children the ability to...