Jun 1, 2018 | Education Reform, ER Commentary, In the News
WILL Associate Counsel Libby Sobic and WILL Writer and Reseach Associate Cori Peterson write in UrbanMilwaukee on how selling vacant buildings could alleviate the school system’s financial challenges. The deadline is fast approaching for Milwaukee Public...
May 15, 2018 | Education Reform, ER Commentary, General Commentary (Blog), In the News
WILL Associate Counsel Libby Sobic and WILL Research Director Will Flanders write at RightWisconsin that MPS’ so-called budget woes could be alleviated if they’d dispense with some of their vacant buildings (which we’ve been telling them they should...
Apr 19, 2016 | In the News, WILL News
The Milwaukee Common Council on Friday voted 14-0 to accept the recommendation of the Zoning, Neighborhoods and Development committee to accept five charter and private schools as education operators. After costing tax payers over a million dollars a year to maintain...
Mar 17, 2016 | Education Reform, Press Releases, WILL News
Superintendent Driver is not an “education operator” March 17, 2016 – Milwaukee, WI – The Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty sent a letter to members of the Milwaukee Common Council, cautioning them ahead of their upcoming major vote regarding which schools and...
Jan 20, 2016 | Education Reform, In the News
The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel continues their coverage of the Milwaukee Public Schools vacant and underused schools issue. In a bid to “expand”, MPS asks City of Milwaukee to provide buildings, possibly in violation of state law. MPS is exploring the...
