The most recent legislative session featured promising new education reforms. But the debate over legislation to expand parental choice to all Wisconsin students featured myths, lies, tall tales, and falsehoods. WILL Research Director, Will Flanders, and Nicholas Kelly, President of School ...
Will Flanders
Recently, School Choice Wisconsin released the results of a statewide poll on a number of issues surrounding parental choice in the Badger state. The results show just how far the tide has shifted in favor of parental choice, and how out-of-step politicians that continue to ...
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 a renewed assault on the ...
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 […]
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 […]
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 educational options than ...