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 ...

Latest in Education

  • Gaming the System: Wisconsin’s Forward Exam Scores Now Useless Today, Wisconsin’s DPI released the 2023-24 Forward Exam scores for schools across Wisconsin. In the past, WILL has referred to these scores–and the report card built from them–as creating a “Lake Wobegone” effect where everyone is above average.
  • Bang for the Buck-y: Direct College Students Towards Degrees that Will Improve WI’s Workforce The Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL) issued a new report, Bang for the Buck-y: How to Direct Students Towards Degrees That Will Improve Wisconsin’s Workforce. The report explains how degree choice can have a significant effect on the lifetime earnings of college students, and their ability to pay back their student loans.
  • Higher Education Student loan forgiveness has been a major topic of debate in the United States in recent years. While many students face crippling debt, taxpayers argue that this debt is not the responsibility of those who did not take out the loans. Meanwhile, the college and universities that have encouraged students to take on this debt are largely ignored, creating another generation of heavily indebted students.