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Opinion: Evers' school choice veto shows he doesn't care about education

WILL Bradley Freedom Fellow, Shannon Whitworth, writes in the Cap Times how Governor Evers' recent veto of a school choice expansion shows just how hollow his claims of being an "education governor" really are.

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A Conversation on Education Reform with WILL, AEI & Rep. Mike Gallagher

Watch live as experts from the Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL) and AEI Conservative Education Reform Network (CERN) are joined by Representative Mike Gallagher to discuss his recently published essay, Wisconsin 2030: The Education Path to Prosperity within the Decade.

Wisconsin State Journal: Conservative groups eye school funding overhaul that factors in student poverty

“There’s something happening across the country, so I think the renewed interest by conservatives is reflective of where voters, taxpayers, moms and dads are,” WILL Director of Education Policy Libby Sobic said. “Here in Wisconsin, school finance is always going to be a barrier (to achieving education reform) that we’re going to butt up against unless we tackle it.”

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WILL to ACLU of Wisconsin: Schools Not Required to Teach Critical Race Theory

WILL President and General Counsel, Rick Esenberg, issued an open letter in response to the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Wisconsin after the organization recently warned Wisconsin school districts that they cannot restrict the teaching of concepts like Critical Race Theory (CRT). Esenberg’s letter explains why the ACLU is not only wrong in its interpretation of state law, but explains exactly why the advocacy of Critical Race Theory concepts and ideologies in K-12 education can and should be restricted if they create a hostile environment based on race.

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WILL Demands Elmbrook Schools Remove Sexually Explicit Books Accessible to Children

WILL issued a demand letter, on behalf of a group of concerned parents, to Elmbrook Schools urging immediate action to remove sexually explicit materials available through the district’s online library that violate state law and parents’ constitutional rights. At least three books and ebooks in the Elmbrook School system, which were until very recently available to children as young as 3rd grade, feature graphic instructions on sex acts and the use of online sex apps.

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WILL Warns DATCP Against Regulating New Pool Sharing Start-Up

WILL issued a letter to the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) warning the state agency that any attempt to enforce certain regulatory restrictions on the start-up Swimply, a growing online platform that allows homeowners to make their underutilized residential swimming pools available for rent, would be a violation of state law. Swimply recently received communication from DATCP that their business effectively would be banned in Wisconsin due to the agency’s interpretation of regulations that don’t fit.

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