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Response to MPS Debacle MUST Include Expanded School Choice for All Families
This is an opinion piece by Nicholas J. Kelly posted to Wisconsin Right Now on June 18, 2024. No response to the regrettable MPS debacle will be adequate if it does not include expanded educational choice for all families. Every child deserves an exit pass. Educational choice is the single policy with demonstrable results in…
Wisconsin School Choice Bill Is a Rare Win for All [WRN VOICES]
This is an opinion piece by Nicholas J. Kelly posted to Wisconsin Right Now on February 12, 2024. It’s a rare day when everyone is a winner from an education finance measure. New information from the non-partisan, authoritative Legislative Fiscal Bureau (LFB) confirms that is the case for Assembly Bill 900. School boards, school district…
An Opportunity to Strengthen School Choice and Save Taxpayers Money [WRN Voices]
This is an opinion piece by Nicholas J. Kelly posted to Wisconsin Right Now on January 16, 2024. There are two key takeaways from Wisconsin’s pioneering school choice programs. First, students in the programs outperform their public school peers. Second, the taxpayer cost is sixty-nine percent of public school spending. As president of School Choice…
SCWA Poll Shows Strong Bipartisan Support for School Choice
A recent poll conducted by School Choice Wisconsin Action demonstrates strong support for school choice among likely voters throughout Wisconsin. Presidential candidates are indeed in a dead heat, but school choice draws bipartisan support from Republicans, Independents, and Democrats. More than two-thirds of likely voters support school choice for all families. That includes 69 percent…
DPI Report Cards: Choice Students More Likely to Attend Highest Achieving Schools
WEST ALLIS — According to state report cards released today by the Department of Public Instruction, students across Wisconsin’s three largest parental choice programs are more likely than their public school peers to attend a school that exceeds state-established expectations. The Department of Public Instruction found that more than 80 percent of students in the…
SCW Responds to Minocqua Brewing Co. Lawsuit
WEST ALLIS — School Choice Wisconsin President Nicholas Kelly released the following statement in response to a lawsuit filed by Minocqua Brewing Co. President Kirk Bangstad that would kick 50,000+ low-income students out of Wisconsin’s parental choice programs: “Efforts to kill school choice will hurt thousands of low-income families throughout the state. In Milwaukee and Racine,…
New SCW Report Highlights Schools’ Work with Students with Disabilities
WEST ALLIS — School Choice Wisconsin and the Wisconsin Institute of Law and Liberty (WILL) today released a new report that shines new light on the amount of special needs students in Wisconsin’s choice schools serve students with disabilities. The report, Serving All: Students with Disabilities in Wisconsin’s Parental Choice Programs, demonstrates that contrary to…
Statement from SCW President Regarding Proposed Bill Package
West Allis, Wisconsin – Nic Kelly, President of School Choice Wisconsin, issued the following statement after circulation of a co-sponsorship memo with six bill drafts by Wisconsin legislative democrats earlier today. The so-called “Investing in Our Kids’ Education Initiative – Public Money for Public Schools” bill package seeks drastic and harmful changes which would block…
School choice triumph: Report card analysis shows voucher schools out-perform public schools
In an opinion piece published today on the website for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, School Choice Wisconsin President Nicholas Kelly highlighted research that showed schools in Wisconsin’s private choice programs delivered exceptional bang for the buck when compared to public schools. The study can be found here. Excerpts from the op-ed are below, and the…
Catch up on the latest SCWA outreach activities: Newsletter
PREVIEW: Joint Finance Committee (JFC) Budget Hearings The first Budget Hearing was held on Wednesday April 5 at the Waukesha Expo Center. SCW recruited seven schools to testify in person. The schools really stepped up to help! They were very enthusiastic and generous with their time preparing for the hearing and spending the day away…
Be a Voice for School Choice! March 2023 Newsletter
PREVIEW: Dear School Choice Supporter, The demand for quality educational options nationwide is on the rise, as is public opinion supporting school choice. In Wisconsin, we are proud to have the oldest school choice program in the country, championed in the 1990s by bipartisan legislators and education leaders who believed low-income students should be able…
Legislative Listening Sessions Dates — Have Your Voice Heard!
Legislators are holding in-district listening sessions to get constituent feedback. Take a look at the list below to see if your state representative or senator has scheduled a listening session and try to attend. If you don’t know who represents you, you can check online. These listening sessions tend to be small and are…
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