News and Updates

WILL Fights for Parent Bill of Rights

WILL Director of Education Policy, Libby Sobic, joined Wisconsin parents in Madison to testify in support of a Parent Bill of Rights under consideration in the Assembly Committee on Education. AB 963, introduced by Representative Gundrum and Senator Darling, establishes a statutory and legal right for parents and guardians to make the best decisions for an individual child and their education.

📄 Read Libby Sobic's testimony to the Assembly Committee on Education

🗣 Rep. Snodgrass Out of Touch With Families on Education Reform

Wisconsin Supreme Court Lets Ban on Drop Boxes Go Into Effect for Spring Election

Politico reports, "The state’s highest court rejected a motion on Friday for a temporary stay of a lower court’s order banning drop boxes in the state, in a lawsuit brought by a conservative organization in the state. The court broke 4-3 in favor of not staying the ban, with the state’s conservative justices all siding against extending the stay and the liberal-leaning justices voting to extend it."

🏛 Read more about WILL's lawsuit Teigen v. WEC

📄 Read WILL's 2020 Election Review here.

🗣 WILL testifies in support of election integrity reforms

Six Reforms to Improve Wisconsin's Regulatory Climate

A new WILL policy brief identifies six reforms Wisconsin policymakers can undertake to improve the regulatory climate in the Badger State. The recent WILL report, Wisconsin Regulation in Focus, called attention to the magnitude of Wisconsin’s regulations, particularly when compared with our neighboring states.

📰 Wisconsin Spotlight highlight's WILL's report

Scott Walker Talks WILL School Closure Study on Fox News

WILL recently issued a new study revealing that Wisconsin school closures hurt academic performance and significantly impacted schools with large number of low-income and African American students. Former Governor Scott Walker discussed these findings on Fox News and in his recent Washington Times column.

📄 Read WILL study on Impact of School Closures

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MPS Amends Union-Leave Policy After WILL Lawsuit

The Milwaukee Public School Board voted to amend a union leave policy, subject of a lawsuit from WILL, to make clear that employees may only use such time for activities that are politically and ideologically “view-point neutral.” WILL sued the Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS) in July, on behalf of a Milwaukee taxpayer, alleging the previous wording of the policy amounted to a violation of the First Amendment’s ban on compelled speech. As a result of this amendment, WILL recently stipulated to a dismissal of the case.

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