News and Updates

WILL Research Director, Will Flanders, analyzed new federal data to determine if there is a relationship between school spending in Wisconsin schools and academic performance. Once again, the research reveals no relationship between higher spending and better academic outcomes.

Read more here.

WILL President and General Counsel, Rick Esenberg, will participate in Wisconsin Supreme Court oral arguments, Tuesday, in a legal challenge to the Dane County school closure order. WILL filed the original action in August 2020.

Watch the oral arguments here at 9:45 am on Tuesday.

Read more about WCRIS v. Heinrich here.

WILL Research Director, Will Flanders, and Policy Director, Kyle Koenen, analyze the Assembly COVID package and identify six positive reforms that will help children, families, and working families.

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Education Week highlights the school reopening debate and notes WILL's newest research that teachers unions in Wisconsin, not the local presence of the COVID-19 virus, appeared to drive district decision-making on virtual learning to start the 2020-21 school year.

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WILL is hiring a Legislative Counsel and Regulatory Reform Litigator. If you or someone you know would be a good fit please click on the link below and apply without delay.

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