New policy brief uncovers that retention plus science-based teaching equals better ELA outcomes
The News: The Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL) released its new educational policy brief: “Holding Kids Back to Push Them Forward: An Analysis of Retention Policy in Wisconsin.” In ...
The News: The Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL) is excited to announce its update of the School Data Dashboard, which now includes data for the 2021-2022 academic year.
This comprehensive, interactive tool provides a snapshot of student proficiency, district funding and ...
By: Shannon Whitworth
The state of our schools today, in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, has a lot of people concerned. With kids out of school for so long, it is no wonder that proficiency rates in key academic areas are declining. In fact, a study out earlier this month from the ...
Will Flanders, Research Director
Wisconsin’s recently released state report cards for the 2020-21 school year paint a relatively rosy picture: 399 (out of 422) districts “Met”, “Exceeded”, or “Greatly Exceeded” expectations according to the data. But these report cards seem to be whistling ...