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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 Warns School Districts and Alerts Parents After Supreme Court Affirms Parents’ Rights in Schools

WILL has provided new legal guidance to school districts and parents following the Supreme Court’s recent order in Mirabelli v. Bonta, which addressed parental rights in the context of school policies concerning student gender identity.

WILL Continues to Grow & Expand, Hires New Associate Counsel

WILL has announced Kirsten Atanasoff as our new Associate Counsel, expanding our litigation team as we approach new fights to defend property rights, parental rights, and push back against bureaucratic overreach in Wisconsin and beyond.

Teacher’s Union Lawsuit Attempts to Bankrupt Wisconsin and End School Choice for Families in Need

WILL has released a statement in response to a lawsuit filed on behalf of Wisconsin PTA, several Wisconsin school districts, multiple teachers’ unions, individual parents, educators and students, and the Wisconsin Public Education Network, alleging that the Wisconsin Legislature has failed to adequately fund public schools.  

WILL Warns of Lawsuit Against DEI Grant Program in Wisconsin

The News: The Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL) issued a formal cease-and-desist to the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC), ...

WILL Goes to Washington, D.C. to Advocate for Voter ID & Election Security

WILL will be in Washington, D.C. this week to advocate for Voter ID as well as efforts to protect elections through improved voter roll maintenance, oversight, and other election integrity measures.

Legislature Grants Initial Approval for WILL-Backed Constitutional Amendment to Protect Legislative Oversight

The Wisconsin State Senate approved Assembly Joint Resolution 133 (AJR 133) on first consideration, a WILL-supported proposed amendment to the Wisconsin Constitution designed to restore legislative oversight of administrative rulemaking.

Trump Administration Sides with WILL, Federal Scholarships Now Open to All Students in Need Regardless of Race

WILL, Representing YAF, Filed This Lawsuit Against The Biden-Harris Administration in 2024 The News: The Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty ...
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The Wisconsin State Journal | Hand over public records electronically

The Wisconsin State Journal weighs in on our dispute with State Representative Brostoff, urging a more open and less costly approach to government ...

The CapTimes | Open government has to matter more than politics

The CapTimes in Madison writes an editorial, declaring that policymakers must do a better job at keeping government open and transparent. The cause of ...

RealClearEducation | Flanders: The Neglected Challenges of Rural Education

Writing at RealClearEducation, WILL Research Director Will Flanders notes that: [T]here is quiet crisis taking place in rural schools across America in a ...

The Racine Journal Times | State lawmakers should stop dodging open-records law

An editorial from the Racine Journal Times this weekend writes about our fight with State Representative Jonathan Brostoff over his refusal to provide ...

The Modesto Bee | Taxpayers to pay $2,000 to end open records lawsuit

The Modesto Bee (distributing an Associated Press article) writes about our win in our open records lawsuit against State Representative Jonathan ...

Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel | Taxpayers to pay nearly $2,000 in legal fees for Wisconsin Rep. Jonathan Brostoff in open records case

Covering our lawsuit against Wisconsin State Representative Jonathan Brostoff, the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel writes: Taxpayers will pay about $2,000 in ...

National Catholic Register | Wisconsin High Court Hears Academic-Freedom Debate in ‘Marquette v. McAdams’

The National Catholic Register on the McAdams v. Marquette case currently being reviewed by the Wisconsin Supreme Court: The Jesuit university suspended ...

The Heartland Institute | RESEARCH & COMMENTARY: WISCONSIN SCHOOL CHOICE STUDENTS ARE OUTPERFORMING THEIR PUBLIC SCHOOL PEERS

The Heartland Institute takes a look at Dr. Will Flanders annual review of school performance rankings and notes that, The results of these school choice ...
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