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Influential Wisconsin Groups Launch Coalition for Educational Freedom
Wisconsin’s leading education, policy and advocacy organizations announced on Thursday the formation of an unprecedented coalition to empower parents and expand educational opportunities for students. The newly formed Wisconsin Coalition for Education Freedom includes seven leading groups that have a unified voice on educational reform. Coalition partners include: Americans for Prosperity (AFP) Wisconsin, American Federation for Children (AFC) - Wisconsin Chapter, the Badger Institute, K12/Stride, School Choice Wisconsin/School Choice Wisconsin Action, the Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty (WILL) and Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce (WMC).
Sunday Stories From Denisha
The School Choice Boyz, Walter Blanks, Jr., and Nathan Cunneen, spent the last few days in Milwaukee visiting schools and promoting the power of school choice. They had the opportunity to visit Howard Fuller Collegiate Academy for academic signing day and see the true impact of education freedom. Sometimes our work doesn't feel like work at all!
Marquette University Law School Poll Finds Majority of WI Voters Support School Choice Expansion
Milwaukee, Wisc. April 27, 2022 -- A new Marquette University Law School poll found that 58% of Wisconsin voters support "allowing all students statewide to use publicly funded vouchers to attend private or religious schools if they wish to do so."
Sherlean Roberts: Charter schools deserve support, not sabotage
Last month, the Wall Street Journal broke news about new charter school criteria proposed by the Biden administration that would sabotage the $440 million federal Charter Schools Program that assists with front-end costs for new charter schools.
Forbes: Doing Your Own Research On School Choice
The idea of people “doing their own research” has become a pandemic-era punchline. Probably everyone reading this saw the reaction to NFL MVP Aaron Rodgers’ decision not to get vaccinated. If you didn’t, here is a representative headline from the Washington Post, “Aaron Rodgers said he did the research on covid vaccines.
Families May Like Their School But Want More Options. That’s Where Course Choice Comes In
The debate over school choice has long featured strident rhetoric about union lackeys and privatizers. But now, after millions of students spent a year or more in off-and-on home schooling and makeshift arrangements like learning pods and virtual camps, many once-stark distinctions have blurred. Yet, that has helped make other things clear. For one, it’s illustrated how the familiar school choice debate can miss much of what’s important to families.