Education

School Choice

School Choice

Wisconsin is home to the oldest private school voucher program in the entire country. What began in Milwaukee now ...
STUDENT PROFICIENCY

STUDENT PROFICIENCY

For all of the conversation around education, student proficiency and academic outcomes can often take a back ...
K-12 FINANCE

K-12 FINANCE

Current school funding is a complex combination of state, local and federal aid. Funding in districts is largely ...
SCHOOL SAFETY

SCHOOL SAFETY

During the Obama administration, the federal Department of Education began an unprecedented intervention into ...
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Latest in Education

  • Racial Achievement Gaps in Wisconsin Explained by Poverty and Family Structure, New Report Shows A new report from WILL examines why Wisconsin has some of the largest academic achievement gaps between Black and white students in the nation—and finds that poverty, family structure, and early literacy explain much of the disparity.
  • Choice and Charter Schools Outperform Public Schools, New Report Shows Students attending Wisconsin’s private choice and charter schools outperform their peers in traditional public schools in both English Language Arts (ELA) and math, even after accounting for demographic differences, according to a new Apples to Apples report released by WILL.
  • WILL Supports Teacher Bill of Rights Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL) supports the Teacher Bill of Rights, AB 614 / SB 611, introduced by Representative Goeben and Senator Cabral-Guevara. The legislation clarifies and strengthens teachers’ authority to maintain order in the classroom, protects teachers from retaliation when they enforce classroom rules or respond to disruptive or violent behavior, and ensures transparency and accountability when serious behavior incidents occur at school.