Leading areas of policy
Health Care
WILL advocates for a patient-centered approach to health care that preserves competition, spurs innovation, and ensures broad access to quality and affordable health care.
Education
WILL advocates for an education system that is student-centered and prioritizes the freedom of families to choose the best education for their children.
Regulatory Reform
WILL advocates for oversight and accountability for the administrative state.
Opportunity
WILL advocates for a society where all citizens have access to the important ladders of opportunity.
Election Integrity
WILL continues to examine ways to make our elections safe, secure, and free from fraud
Legislative Priorities
WILL continues to push for a limited-government, pro-freedom agenda in the Wisconsin State Capitol.
Latest News and Policy Updates
Equality For All
A Survey of Racially Discriminatory Laws, Programs, and Policies in Wisconsin
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Breaking the Chain: Decoupling School Choice Funding in Wisconsin
School choice in Wisconsin is undergoing some exciting changes. With the passage of increased funding for the state’s voucher programs, participating schools will be on firmer financial footing going forward. In this policy brief, we explore how private schools in the choice program are currently funded, and why decoupling would be an important improvement.
REPORT: Outdated Reading Curricula Impedes Wisconsin Students
WILL’s research provides—for the first time—a statewide look at what curricula districts are using for reading, and whether this choice has improved or lowered reading proficiency levels. “The Science of Reading” is a “back to the basics” approach that is focused on learning phonics, increasing vocabulary, and sounding out words rather than the context-clue based “guessing” techniques that characterize the popular “Whole Language” approach.
Leftward Leaning Teacher Donations Play Large Role in School Choice & Curriculum Transparency Debate
Politicians at every level must listen to their voters; but to get reelected, elected leaders think that they must make trade-offs between the desires of parents and wants of educators in their community. Political donations are an important measure of political engagement, ideology, and interest. WILL’s report found that the vast majority of donors who identified themselves as teachers have contributed to Democratic candidates and Democratic-affiliated organizations.
Coalition of Free-Market Advocates Support Price Transparency Act
Legislation tackles high healthcare costs with free market principles
The News: On Wednesday, State Senator Mary ...