This is the second in a series of blogs over the coming weeks that will investigate ways for improving Milwaukee’s failing education system. Previously, we examine the concept of Education Savings Accounts (ESA). Today, we address an “enhanced voucher.”
It is concerning that there ...
After much resistance, the Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty has finally secured the approval of the Milwaukee Common Council to allow a new voucher school to purchase a vacant MPS building in the Riverwest neighborhood. Annysa Johnson shared in an article for the Journal ...
Driver and Means Discuss Proposal which would Evade Requirements of Wisconsin Law
June 28, 2016 - Milwaukee, WI – Last week, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported that OSPP Commissioner Demond Means and Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele would “take a good faith look” at a proposal by ...
A recent report by WILL should provide relief to Wisconsin parents and critics of Act 10, the study shows that the law had little to no effect on teacher salaries, teacher experience or diversity, or teacher-student ratios. After five-years since the implementation of Act 10, WILL's study is ...
MPS slow-walks records request about OSPP with deadline looming
June 17, 2016 - Milwaukee, WI - Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS) is refusing to comply with WILL’s open records request in a timely manner. MPS’ slow-walk on the request comes ahead of next week’s deadline for Superintendent Driver ...
Dr. Will Flanders and CJ Szafir at the Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL) co-authored a new report, “Bang for the Buck,” that analyzes which public schools in Milwaukee produce the best outcomes per tax dollars spent. By using an econometric model that controls for factors such ...