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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 [...]

Puts State Superintendent Evers on Notice April 20, 2018 – Milwaukee, WI – WILL Attorneys CJ Szafir and Libby Sobic submitted testimony to the Department of Public Instruction (DPI) [...]

Today we sent a letter to the Department of Public Instruction, raising significant legal concerns with DPI’s recent Statement of Scopes (rulemaking process). In the letter, we explain: DPI [...]

Department of Education approves Evers’ State Plan   January 17, 2018 – Milwaukee, WI – Yesterday U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos approved Wisconsin’s Every Student [...]

September 13, 2017 – Milwaukee, WI – The Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL) commends Governor Scott Walker for issuing a letter to State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Evers [...]

Frequently Asked Questions About Every Student Succeeds Act May 30, 2017 – Milwaukee, WI – Right now the Department of Public Instruction (DPI) is making policy decisions unilaterally [...]

Speak on importance of ESSA’s state plan, authority of legislature to enact reform, and legal concerns with DPI April 20, 2017 – Milwaukee, WI – WILL attorneys CJ Szafir and [...]

A report released by the U.S. Department of Education during the final hours of the Obama administration showed how the federal government spent more than $7 billion on low-performing public [...]

Nothing prevents state legislature from asserting its constitutional “legislative power” January 9, 2017 – Milwaukee, WI – Last week, WILL attorneys CJ Szafir and Libby [...]

WILL releases memo that explains new federal education law and its impact on Wisconsin January 5, 2017 – Milwaukee, WI – Passed by Congress in December 2015 with bipartisan support, the Every [...]