{"id":7085,"date":"2023-11-14T14:15:59","date_gmt":"2023-11-14T15:15:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wifamily.news\/?p=7085"},"modified":"2023-11-14T16:00:01","modified_gmt":"2023-11-14T16:00:01","slug":"will-responds-to-new-state-data-regarding-school-performance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wifamily.news\/?p=7085","title":{"rendered":"WILL Responds to New State Data Regarding School Performance"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Poor-performing Wisconsin schools face massive tidal wave if forced to take on new students from Wisconsin\u2019s Choice Program, because of even larger class sizes and teacher shortage<\/strong><\/h1>\n
The News:<\/strong> The Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL) released Tidal Wave: Exploring the Ripple of Ending School Choice in Wisconsin<\/a>, a new report that examines the practical implications of ending school choice in Wisconsin.<\/div>\n
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These findings come on the heels of DPI\u2019s annual State Report Card Data<\/a>. The state\u2019s data shows a large concentration of poor-performing schools in the Milwaukee and Racine area, the districts that would be hardest hit by a pending lawsuit seeking an end to Wisconsin\u2019s Choice Program.<\/div>\n
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The Quote:<\/strong> WILL Research Director, Will Flanders stated, \u201cThe new data from the Department of Public Instruction highlights a worsening crisis for public schools, especially if a new lawsuit were to eliminate Wisconsin\u2019s choice program.\u00a0Wisconsin\u2019s worst-performing school districts are set to receive tens of thousands of new students, worsening problems that already exist considering capacity, transportation and teacher shortages. Make no mistake, DPI\u2019s report card data in conjunction with our findings show a massive tidal wave is building.\u201d<\/div>\n
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Why It Matters:<\/strong> According to data from Department of Public Instruction, more than 44% of schools of public schools in Milwaukee \u201cFail to Meet Expectations\u201d or \u201cMeet Few Expectations.\u201d In Racine, more than 52% of schools fall into these \u201clower performing\u201d categories. This is on top of districtwide proficiency rates of less than 20% in both math and English Language Arts in Milwaukee and Racine.<\/div>\n
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Our new findings were published this morning in, Tidal Wave: Exploring the Ripple of Ending School Choice in Wisconsin<\/a>, examine the practical implications of ending Wisconsin\u2019s choice program and how it could play out in school systems that the state of Wisconsin shows are already struggling, such as those in Milwaukee and Racine.\u00a0Our key findings are highlights below:<\/div>\n
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