News and Updates

OPINION | Corporate America has embraced discrimination on the basis of race

WILL Deputy Counsel, Dan Lennington, writes at The American Mind on the huge investment in racial equity that corporations in America have made since Summer 2020. Lennington writes, "In the name of equity, a group of large publicly traded companies have decided to engage in explicit race discrimination against their own customers."

OPINION | Evers risks political future with education vetoes

WILL Director of Education Policy, Libby Sobic, writes in The Cap Times on Governor Tony Evers' decision to veto critical education reforms at a time of ascending parental engagement. Sobic writes, "It's common for Evers to say, “What’s best for our kids is what’s best for our state.” But that is not what parents across our state have experienced."

Wisconsin State Journal | Madison ordinance would drop racial quotas for police oversight board

The Wisconsin State Journal reports that the City of Madison intends to amend an ordinance that established unconstitutional racial quotas on a police civilian oversight board. WILL filed a federal lawsuit in 2021 against the City of Madison for adopting racial quotas.

OPINION | I’m Watching Students And Colleagues Struggle To Recover From Lockdowns

WILL Bradley Freedom Fellow, Shannon Whitworth, writes at The Federalist on the lingering challenges faced by students and teachers affected by the COVID lockdowns and school closures.

OPINION | Educrats Downplay the Achievement Gap

Dan Lennington and Will Flanders write at Empower Wisconsin on the distressing tone coming from Wisconsin DPI and Superintendent Underly on the achievement gap in Wisconsin. They write, "Students are individuals with individual needs. They should be taught as individuals and teachers should aim for individual success. Lumping students into racial groups is not only morally and legally wrong, it won’t work and hasn’t worked."

Wednesday Webinar: A Recap of the 2021-22 Legislative Session

The 2021-22 legislative session was among the most consequential in WILL's 11 year history. WILL's policy team worked with lawmakers to pass 7 education reform bills that create more transparency of school funding, empower parents, and expand educational options across the state.

In addition, WILL's policy team also worked with lawmakers on crafting election integrity reforms that were highlighted in WILL's Review of the 2020 Election. Join us as we take a look back at the 2021-22 Legislative Session and give an update on which bills were signed into law, which ones were vetoed and what the WILL policy team will be focusing on moving forward.