News and Updates Gaps in Forward Exam Data Means Wisconsin Flying Blind on Student Achievement New DPI data on the Forward Exam was released this week and the news is both discouraging and incomplete. Research Director, Will Flanders, takes an initial look at what the data can tell us, along with what it can't. Read more here. Bonus: Will Flanders was quoted by the Cap Times and the Wisconsin State Journal in their coverage of the state test scores. OPINION: Biden Signals Return to Obama’s Misguided School Discipline Policies WILL Research Director, Will Flanders, writes in RealClearEducation on the danger of President Biden's intent to return to Obama-era school discipline policies. Flanders is the author of a new study on the unintended consequences of a federal intervention in school discipline policies at Milwaukee Public Schools. Read more here. Tech-backed group spread money around Wisconsin in 2020 election, but Democratic areas benefited most The Wisconsin State Journal reviewed election grants from the Center for Tech and Civic Life (CTCL) and finds that Democratic-leaning areas benefited most from the private funds. WILL Research Director, who has analyzed the impact of the CTCL grants, is quoted in the piece. Read more here. Read Will Flanders' study on CTCL grants here. Thank You To All Who Joined Us at Our Gala! We are so thankful to those who attended our Annual Gala and helped WILL celebrate 10 years of defending freedom. Dr. Glenn Loury delivered an honest and heartfelt keynote. Read the speech here. We are grateful to so many friends and allies who joined in helping us celebrate. We appreciate the generosity of our sponsors, donors, and allies who enable us to keep up the good fight. Thanks again for making this gala a most memorable one! Donate The work we do would not be possible without the generosity of our donors; we are a tax exempt 501(c)(3) organization that receives no public funds. Our focus is primarily, if not exclusively, on Wisconsin – a state that has become one of the focal points of our ongoing debate about the proper role of the government within society and of the courts within government. As a non-profit and non-partisan organization, we litigate in the areas of equality under the law, property rights, the freedom to earn a living, voting rights, regulation, taxation, school choice, and religious freedom. As an educational organization, we strive to advance the debate concerning law and public policy in these and other areas. Please consider making a donation to fight for freedom. Support Liberty Read more at www.will-law.org ‌ ‌ ‌ Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty | 330 E. Kilbourn, Suite 725, Milwaukee, WI 53202 Unsubscribe [email protected] Update Profile | Constant Contact Data Notice Sent by [email protected] powered by Try email marketing for free today!