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Wisconsin DPI Re-Defines Mediocre Student Achievement to “Meets Expectations”
The News: The Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL) released the following statement, after the Department of Public Instruction (DPI) released ...
WILL Identifies Over Sixty Discriminatory Federal Programs
In a new court filing supporting fourth-generation Tennessee farmer Robert Holman, WILL identified over sixty federal DEI programs that discriminate against Americans every day. WILL has created a roadmap for the new Congress and Administration to root out harmful DEI policies in the federal government.
WILL, Leading Public Interest Law Firms Release Comprehensive Title IX Resource Guide
WILL and its partners released a crucial resource guide. Titled “Protecting Title IX: A Resource Guide for School Boards,” this guide aims to empower school boards with the legal insights needed to understand and respond to the complex Title IX requirements of the federal government.
Policy Report: Are Spring School Board Elections Pro-Democracy?
WILL's new report, Enhancing Democracy: The Benefits of Holding School Board Elections in the Fall, highlights how moving school board races to November could foster broader public involvement and more balanced representation.
WILL Encourages SCOTUS to Guarantee Religious Freedom for Choice Schools
The Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty filed an Amicus Brief in the US Supreme Court to challenge provisions in the Oklahoma State Constitution that we believe derive from anti-Catholic bigotry and violate the First Amendment principles of religious liberty.
Race-Discrimination Ruling Expanded to Protect WILL Clients Nationwide
WILL secured a significant victory: a court order clarifying and significantly expanding the scope of a preliminary injunction halting the federal Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) program. The ruling now applies nationwide to any state in which WILL’s clients do business.
Wauwatosa School District to Close STEM Programs and High-Performing Charter School for Being Too White
The Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty is threatening legal action against the Wauwatosa School District and its Superintendent after they announced plans to shut down the Wauwatosa STEM School, currently ranked the third-best elementary school in Wisconsin by U.S News and World Report.
Policy Report: WILL Highlights Solutions to Social Capital Decline
The Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty released a new report suggesting policy actions that can be taken by the federal, state, and local governments to support social capital. From Isolation to Connection is the third and final report examining the impact social capital has on Wisconsin communities.
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WISCONSIN WATCH DOG | MILWAUKEE COUNCIL SAYS PRIVATE, CHARTER SCHOOLS CAN BUY UNUSED SCHOOL PROPERTY
The Milwaukee Common Council on Friday voted 14-0 to accept the recommendation of the Zoning, Neighborhoods and Development committee to accept five ...
MARQUETTE WIRE | JOHN MCADAMS OFFICIALLY REJECTS PUNISHMENT, ALUMNI GROUP CRITICIZES PRESIDENT LOVELL
Suspended Marquette University Political Science Professor John McAdams officially rejects President Michael Lovell's punishment after his role in a 2014 ...
Wausau Daily Herald | Everyone’s a watchdog under open records law
WILL Deputy Counsel and Litigation Manager Tom Kamenick was out on the road last week, part of a seminar on open government. Panelists featured ...
WISN Channel 12 / WisPolitics | Race for high court heads into home stretch
WILL President and General Counsel Rick Esenberg appeared on Mike Gousha's UpFront to discuss the campaign for Wisconsin's Supreme Court.
"Esenberg wants ...
Racine Journal Times | Flanders: More money for fewer students, great for school districts, bad for taxpayers
WILL Research Director, Dr. Will Flanders, writing in the Racine Journal Times:
The Journal Times reported that the Racine Unified School District ...
National Review | Loyola: Beware Feds Bearing Gifts
WILL Senior Fellow Mario Loyola writing in National Review:
"Critics of Wisconsin governor Scott Walker are mystified that the state is suing the federal ...
La Crosse Tribune | Hudson: Voucher schools deserve support
WILL's Lead Education Analyst, Lexi Hudson, writing in the La Crosse Tribune, explores how transformative it would be for K-12 education if entrepreneurs ...
Wall Street Journal | State House to White House? Not so easy
Wall Street Journal's Heather Haddon talks to WILL President and General Counsel Rick Esenberg about the difficulties governors's face (in this case, ...
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