Celebrating National School Choice Week NEW | Status Report on Education in the Badger State As part of this year’s celebration of National School Choice Week, WILL released its annual Apples to Apples report today, which gives an honest assessment of how Wisconsin schools and districts are performing. Educational options like private school choice and charter schools continue to provide an important alternative for students—with proficiency advantages in both math and ELA in Milwaukee, and in ELA statewide. 🗯 WILL Research Director, Will Flanders, stated, “Once again, school choice has proven significant performance advantages, in math and reading, for Wisconsin students. What’s more, is that the use of taxpayer dollars for these options give more bang for buck. WILL knows that the fight against school choice is far from over. This report highlights the need to continue to inform and defend educational opportunities for all.” 📅 Join us this Wednesday, January 24th, at 11 AM for an informative virtual town hall regarding the status of education in Wisconsin! 📰 Read more in The Center Square. Learn More ICYMI | UW Law Students Required to Attend “Re-Orientation” Presentation and Participate in Radical DEI Workshop WILL alerted the public to a mandatory “Re-Orientation” session that occurred last week for all first-year law students at the University of Wisconsin Law School in Madison, Wisconsin. This “DEI training” is a form of indoctrination and demeans law students based on their race. WILL strongly condemns this meeting's proposed subject matter and demands that any racially discriminatory instruction be removed. By pushing racist ideology on law students, the University is defying federal law, creating a racially hostile environment, and harming individual student dignity. 🗯 Rick Esenberg, WILL President and General Counsel, stated, “The student body is being subject to nonsense that ignores the rule of law and true equality in favor of a racialized way of seeing the world. The United State Supreme Court has stated clearly that justice is colorblind and race-based discrimination is against our human dignity. It is distressing to see our state’s only public law school requiring students to be ‘trained’ in a set of concepts which shreds the rejection of racial discrimination that so many fought so hard to make the law of the land. We are asking the University of Wisconsin-Madison to take a serious look at the materials they just distributed to the student body and decide if this is accomplishing its core goals and mission. To us, the answer is obvious.” Skylar Croy, WILL Associate Counsel, and a former UW Law Student, stated, “There was nothing like this at the University of Wisconsin-Madison when I received my law degree from them in 2019. To see this happen to a university I love is so disappointing and for the sake of true education, we hope they reconsider discussing this subject matter during this mandatory meeting.” A UW law school student who wanted to remain anonymous stated, “Programs like these make me feel as if I cannot speak openly in my classes, nor with my peers. I do not feel that this culture promotes intellectual diversity, but rather a singular way of thinking. I should not feel ashamed that I do not choose my friends by the color of their skin. I should not feel ashamed that I believe in diversity in thought, rather than diversity in appearance. It is disheartening that this institution does not agree.” Learn Here NEW | Addressing the Teacher Shortage: A Pathway to Innovation in Education WILL Policy Associate, Miranda Spindt, recently wrote about Grow Your Own Teacher Apprenticeship Programs. By considering and implementing these programs, the state can address challenges, creating a divergent pool of well-prepared educators and fostering a sustainable solution for the future. 🧑‍🏫🍎 Read More MEDIA MENTION | As diversity, equity and inclusion comes under legal attack, companies quietly alter their programs Our Equality Under the Law project was highlighted in the AP recently. 📰 "The Supreme Court’s ruling on affirmative action 'opened up a whole new world,' Lennington said. 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