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WILL Sues WEC Over Illegal Use of Voter Registration Form

WEC-approved form asks for information on race and political party while failing to request statutorily-required items like presence of felony ...

Parents

WILL launched new resources to help parents like Devon fight for their child's education and safety at school. sign up below to receive these new ...

WILL Cautions WEC on Implementation Guidelines in Response to Ruling on Ballot Return Assistance

WILL agrees with the Court’s decision and suggests that WEC adopt a rule to protect election integrity in response The News: Federal Judge James Peterson ...

School Closures Hurt Low-Income and Minority Students Most

Recently, results from the National Assessment for Educational Progress (NAEP) for 2022 were released. This was a special administration of the exam, ...

Parents Sue Eau Claire School District Over Policy That Hides Gender Transitions

Students of any age can undergo a gender transition at school without parental consent or notification The News: A local parents’ organization, ...

CURRICULUM TRANSPARENCY

Curriculum transparency legislation would arm parents and taxpayers with the ability to access and review controversial curriculum material in public schools.

STUDENT PROFICIENCY

For all of the conversation around education, student proficiency and academic outcomes can often take a back seat. Worse, the conversation can be shrouded in myths and bad data. WILL has authored the Apples to Apples report to provide true comparisons about academic achievement across school sectors. And WILL continues to make the case for policies that will place academic outcomes and student proficiency as a top priority.

VACANT SCHOOLS

The City of Milwaukee and Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS) have spent years trying to keep vacant and underutilized school buildings from being sold to Milwaukee’s charter schools or private schools. WILL has been involved in documenting the vacant and underutilized schools in Milwaukee, the experience schools have had with the City, and the costs that have accrued as a result of the City’s refusal to sell.