Libby Sobic

In Transfers, Public Schools Often Deny Students With Disabilities

Charter and choice "cherry picking" is well known. But public schools also involved through open enrollment.

Marquette Law School, College of Education to host conversation on path ahead for education in Wisconsin and the nation Nov. 17

Assembly Considering ‘Parents Bill of Rights’ Legislation

Rights determine medical care, child's name and pronouns used at school and review of instructional materials, among others.

WILL Supports Parent Bill of Rights

Legislation ensures parents receive access to material, rights to notifications

Governor Evers Vetoes Legislation to Provide Parents with Access to Classroom Materials

WILL-supported legislation would have required districts to post classroom material online

Governor Evers Signs Public School Spending Transparency Bill into Law

WILL supported new law to develop online dashboard for public school spending

State Legislature Debates Anti-Racism, Anti-Sexism Education Bills

Critical Race Theory discussed during debate. One bill requires instruction materials be made public.

WILL, SCW Ensure MPS Follows the Law, Provide Transportation Benefits to Private School Students

Thousands of students have been left stranded in 2020-21 school year

Bill Requires MPS Reimburse Private School Transportation Costs

When MPS went virtual, it stopped providing transportation for private school students.

Surplus Property Law Results in Just One Vacant Milwaukee School Sale to Charter School

WILL Policy Brief revisits how state law was thwarted by local actors for the last five years

WILL Files Amicus in National Legal Fight Over CARES Act Relief for Private Schools

WILL leads coalition of 38 state and national groups advocating for private schools

U.S. Supreme Court Decision a Win for Families, School Choice

WILL and Scott Walker submitted amicus in key school choice case

WILL, SCWA Win School Choice Lawsuit Against DPI

Judge rules DPI violated law in treatment of choice schools

Study: Evers, Barnes, & Agencies Failing to Follow Walker Open Government Executive Orders

Evers’ administration is dysfunctional and disorganized, threatens to move Wisconsin backwards on transparency.

2019 Apples to Apples: Charter, Choice Outperform Traditional Public Schools in Growth, Test Scores

Wisconsin's education options are working

Governor Evers’ Budget: What You Need to Know

Read WILL's analysis before the legislature votes

WILL, SCWA Sue DPI in School Choice Lawsuit

State’s ed agency illegally preventing private choice schools from counting “virtual instruction” towards classroom learning requirements

WILL Sues DPI For Embargoed ESSA Documents

Documents would shine light on whether DPI is illegally implementing ESSA

WILL Releases K-12 Education Reform Agenda

Detailed policy roadmap shows how state can improve student outcomes

WILL Announces New Hires, Staff Promotions

Adds staff to face new challenges

WILL Promotes Libby Sobic to Director of Education Policy

Sobic to have expanded role managing WILL's K-12 education reform project.

MPS Could Cut Budget By Selling Buildings

And those empty buildings could be used by charter and voucher schools.

School Districts Fail at Open Records

MPS the slowest at responding and Madison district charges by far the most.

WILL Study Explores How School Districts Comply With Open Records Laws

Report documents the average response time for open records requests for twelve of Wisconsin’s largest school districts.