Hearing cancelled, WILL attorneys reviewing the documents
The News: As a result of WILL’s open records lawsuit, the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI) has turned over documents pertaining to the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). There is no longer a hearing before Dane County ...
Legislature approves administrative rulemaking reforms, tax reform; maintains DPI oversight
The extraordinary session began in both the Assembly and Senate yesterday and was still going on while most Wisconsinites were eating breakfast this morning. A lot of changes were made, and in the end a ...
Administrative law reforms, transparency and oversight, and key tax reforms
The Legislature is meeting to consider hundreds of pages of reforms. These reforms are moving quick. Both the Assembly and the Senate intend to vote today. A lot has been written about the process being used as well as ...
Provision has “conservatives scratching their heads”
Short Version: Yesterday, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported that the Assembly omnibus exempts the Department of Public Instruction (DPI) from key oversight provisions in the regulatory process, rolling back a part of the historic REINS ...
Data from the newly released state report card reveals that more charter schools and private schools in the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program (MPCP) are meeting or exceeding expectations than Milwaukee Public Schools. More than 80% of Independent Charters, more than 75% of MPS instrumentality ...
State Education Agency withdraws proposed rule ahead of hearing, WILL testimony
June 8, 2018 – Milwaukee, WI – In a victory for the rule of law and separation of powers, the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI) withdrew a proposed regulation after WILL attorneys had ...