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New NAEP Results Highlight How DPI Has Cooked the Books on Accountability

2024 NAEP results were released and WILL does a deep dive into the numbers. Not surprisingly, they paint a dim picture of student performance since the pandemic, both in Wisconsin and across the nation. NAEP is a nationally representative sample of schools throughout the country that allows for an apples-to-apples comparison of students in each state, and some cities.

WILL Calls on Trump Administration to Investigate Racially Discriminatory Policies at Green Bay School District

WILL filed a Title VI civil rights complaint with the Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights (OCR) against the Green Bay Area Public School District (GBAPS) and specifically, King Elementary, for discriminating against a dyslexic student based on race.

Judge Orders Milwaukee Public Schools to Follow the Law and Hire Safety Resource Officers

WILL won a significant legal victory against the Milwaukee Public School District (MPS) as a judge denied MPS’ motion to dismiss and granted WILL's application for an alternative writ, ordering MPS to comply with Wisconsin law and provide the legally required number of School Resource Officer (SROs) in all public schools no later than February 17th.

Trump Executive Order on Title IX and Gender Ideology Shifts Legal Landscape in Wisconsin and Across the Country

WILL is preparing new legal actions in defense of female students and parental rights in the wake of a new executive order issued by President Trump and his Administration this week.

WILL Applauds Trump Executive Orders Ending Unconstitutional “DEI” Practices

WILL released the following statement in support of executive orders signed by President Donald J. Trump yesterday evening, ending long-standing, unconstitutional programs and policies of the federal government.

Wisconsin School Choice Programs Serve Thousands of Disabled Students

An estimated 14% of students in Wisconsin school choice programs have a special needs disability, according to a new analysis conducted by the Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL) and School Choice Wisconsin (SCW).

Taking the Blindfold Off K-12 Accountability

January 21, 2025 By Will Flanders, Research Director Since at least 2020, the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction has made changes that ...

Dismantling DEI: WILL Prepares Series of Legal Efforts to Eliminate $124B in Unconstitutional Federal Programs in 2025

WILL has launched a comprehensive effort to eliminate “diversity, equity & inclusion” programs in all levels of the federal government ahead of the inauguration of President Donald J. Trump. The effort in total represents at least $124 billion in federal spending and mirrors the Trump administration’s stated goals of eliminating DEI – and all race-based programs – because they are unconstitutional and unlawful.
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RightWisconsin | The State of Conservatism – Esenberg Edition

WILL President and General Counsel Rick Esenberg explores the state of conservatism in Wisconsin over at RightWisconsin. "Politics is an uncomfortable ...

Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel | Wisconsin citizens win a round against secrecy

This morning the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel cites WILL Deputy Counsel and Litigation Manager Tom Kamenick in condemning proposed changes by the Public ...

The Wisconsin State Journal | Analysis: Last 6 state Supreme Court races attracted $13.2M in issue ad spending

WILL President and General Counsel Rick Esenberg proffers an opinion on the potential for profligate spending in SCOWI elections. "Esenberg said Supreme ...

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | Public Outpouring: Emails, letters urge board reversal on records access

WILL Deputy Counsel and Litigation Manager Tom Kamenick quoted extensively in the Journal-Sentinel: And a conservative group called the change an ...

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | Szafir: MPS Must Embrace New Ideas

WILL Vice President for Policy and Deputy Counsel CJ Szafir writing in the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel: The law was passed because, as Darling put it, ...

CBS 58 | Department of Justice Drops Investigation into Milwaukee School Choice Program

CBS 58 in Milwaukee covered the USDOJ investigation that uncovered absolutely no wrongdoing by schools participating in Milwaukee's Parental School Choice ...

RightWisconsin | 5 Wisconsin Democrats Who Cheered on the DOJ Investigation of the Milwaukee School Choice Program

  Collin Roth at RightWisconsin exposes the school choice political football that five Wisconsin Democrats like to kick around: "In 2014, Pocan said ...

Wisconsin Public Radio | Week in Review

WILL President and General Counsel joined former Attorney General Peg Lautenschlager and Joy Cardin to discuss the Week in Review.
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