School board meeting will clarify policy on parental observation
The News: The Kenosha Unified School District (KUSD) agreed to allow a parent to observe her son’s classroom after the Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL) issued a letter reminding the district of the requirements ...
Federal law grants all parents the right to “observ[e] classroom activities” in public schools.
The News: The Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL) issued a letter, on behalf of a parent, to Kenosha Unified School District (KUSD) Superintendent, Dr. Bethany Ormseth, urging the ...
Puts State Superintendent Evers on Notice
April 20, 2018 - Milwaukee, WI - WILL Attorneys CJ Szafir and Libby Sobic submitted testimony to the Department of Public Instruction (DPI) that their proposed regulations violate state law – the rulemaking process in chapter 227 – and could be subject ...
Today we sent a letter to the Department of Public Instruction, raising significant legal concerns with DPI's recent Statement of Scopes (rulemaking process). In the letter, we explain:
DPI has not complied with the REINS Act with respect to the Scope Statements.
Two of the Scope ...
Department of Education approves Evers' State Plan
January 17, 2018 - Milwaukee, WI - Yesterday U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos approved Wisconsin’s Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) State Plan. Secretary DeVos acknowledged that the “plans should not be seen as a ceiling, but ...
September 13, 2017 – Milwaukee, WI – The Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL) commends Governor Scott Walker for issuing a letter to State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Evers that criticizes the missed opportunities to put forth a bold and meaningful state plan under ...