Milwaukee Choice and Charter Schools Outperform MPS on New State Report Cards

Nov 13, 2018 | Education Reform, ER Commentary, Uncategorized, WILL News

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...

WILL Press Release | What’s Next for Wisconsin and the Every Student Succeeds Act?

Nov 13, 2018 | Education in WI, Education Reform, K-12, Press Releases, WILL News

Divided government still has opportunities to fully utilize tools from federal government November 13, 2018 – Milwaukee, WI – Wisconsin will implement the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) in the 2018-19 school year, a federal education law that replaces...

WILL Reacts | Rick Esenberg on Election Results

Nov 12, 2018 | WILL News

Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty Stands Ready to Fight At WILL, we don’t do electoral politics. We don’t advocate for or against candidates. We talk policy and not politicians. But we understand that elections affect the environment in which that...

Campus Reform | Wisconsin college to judge: Dismiss ‘Jesus loves you’ valentines lawsuit

Nov 12, 2018 | Case Updates, In the News, Olsen v. NWTC

Campus Reform continues to closely follow our lawsuit against Northeast Wisconsin Technical College on behalf of Polly Olsen, who was disciplined by the school for handing out religiously themed valentines. Olsen is being represented by the Wisconsin Institute for Law...

Wall Street Journal | Szafir, Petersen: This Building Is for Sale (but Not to a Charter School)

Nov 12, 2018 | Education Reform, ER Commentary, In the News

WILL’s Executive Vice President, CJ Szafir and Researcher Cori Petersen write at the Wall Street Journal about how Milwaukee Public Schools refuse to sell vacant schools to Milwaukee’s charter schools. St. Marcus then tried to purchase the vacant Lee...