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.
Latest News and Policy Updates
Public School Curriculum Transparency Legislation Key to Battling Politics in the Classroom
WILL is urging the adoption of curriculum transparency legislation to arm parents and taxpayers with the ability to access and review controversial curriculum material in public schools. WILL recently issued identical open records requests to nine large Wisconsin school districts and experienced, first-hand, the cost, time, and difficulty of accessing curriculum material.
WILL to Biden Education Department: Critical Race Theory is Wrong for Public Schools
WILL submitted public comment to the United States Department of Education against the adoption of a proposed grant program to prioritize Critical Race Theory in federally funded American History and Civics Education
WILL, SCW Ensure MPS Follows the Law, Provide Transportation Benefits to Private School Students
Thousands of students have been left stranded in 2020-21 school year
The News: Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS) committed to provide transportation ...
‘Miller Time’ Needs to Be Over in Milwaukee Public Schools
Will Flanders, Research Director WILL
Libby Sobic, Education Policy Director, WILL
Last week in the Journal Sentinel, former MPS President Larry ...
WILL Budget Briefing: A Deep Dive on Governor Evers’ 2021-23 State Budget Proposal
Increases in spending, programs, and new attacks on education and worker freedom
The News: The Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL) policy ...
Wisconsin’s Emergency Powers Laws in Urgent Need of Reform
New study examines Wisconsin’s emergency powers laws, provides recommendations for reform
The News: A new study from the Wisconsin Institute for Law ...
3 Attacks on School Choice in Governor Evers’ Budget Proposal
By Will Flanders, Research Director
Governor Tony Evers’ 2021-23 budget includes a Christmas tree for teachers unions in the form of ...
STUDY: Spring 2020 School Closures May Result in $7 Billion Lifetime Earnings Loss to Wisconsin Students
This study estimates that spring 2020 school closures and incomplete curriculums could cost Wisconsin students more than $7 billion in lifetime earnings losses. The staggering cost serves as a stark warning about the effects of learning loss due to school building closures in the 2020-21 school year.