Jim Piwowarczyk

Many Wisconsin children "have lost up to a year of progress in districts that paid more attention to demands from organizations than parents," the report says. All Wisconsin parents deserve the right to choose the best school for their children at a time that the pandemic has sparked a great parental awakening in the state, according to a major policy report on Wisconsin school choice released by Common Sense Wisconsin. The report, issued August 17, 2021, calls for universal, informed parental school choice throughout Wisconsin to improve educational outcomes, along with other measures designed to empower parents. It builds on the past successes of the school choice movement in the state. The organization is calling for "bold initiatives that wrest control over education from decision-makers in Madison and instead put parents fully in control of their children's opportunities," a press release says. Read the full POWER blueprint here. The push to expan...