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Wisconsin Choice Programs Show Gains
For Immediate Release October 15, 2021 Contact: Jim Bender, School Choice Wisconsin bender@parentchoice.org 414.319.9160 Brookfield, WI – The Department of Public Instruction released enrollment numbers today for all education sectors in Wisconsin for this [...]
School Choice Wisconsin Announces New President
School Choice Wisconsin (SCW) has named Nicholas Kelly to the position of president, effective immediately, said Susan Mitchell, acting president and board chair. Kelly joined SCW in July. He formerly was the principal of [...]
Milwaukee School Choice Research Chosen Best Academic Article of 2021
Participation in the MPCP Lowers Criminal Convictions for the Most At-Risk The Journal of Private Enterprise recently named "Private School Choice and Character: More Evidence from Milwaukee" as the best academic article of 2021 [...]
SCW’s comments on Governor Evers’ Budget Proposal
For Immediate Release Contact: Jim Bender, Government Affairs and Public Policy Consultant School Choice Wisconsin Brookfield, WI – The following is a statement from School Choice Wisconsin’s Government Affairs and Public Policy Consultant, Jim [...]
Wisconsin Parents Want Flexibility
For Immediate Release Contact: Jim Bender, School Choice Wisconsin bender@parentchoice.org 414.319.9160 Brookfield, WI - In celebration of National School Choice Week, School Choice Wisconsin is releasing an OnMessage statewide education poll that shows Wisconsin [...]
School Choice Wisconsin President Jim Bender To Step Down End of 2020
Contacts: Susan Mitchell, 414.232.4324 Jim Bender, 920.222.5427 Brookfield, WI - School Choice Wisconsin (SCW) President Jim Bender will step down at the end of the year to form his own business, Bender Consulting, LLC. [...]
Supreme Court Rules In Favor of School Choice
Espinoza v Montana Ruling Finds Montana DOR Violated First Amendment In a 5-4 decision, Justice Roberts writes that prohibiting religious schools from publicly-funded education programs violates the First Amendment, Free Exercise Clause of the [...]
School Choice Programs Continue Rapid Growth
Wisconsin Program Sees 37% Growth Enrollment for the Parental Choice Programs for 2019-20 show significant growth once again per DPI. Please see the tables below for headcount data and important information about DPI [...]
Parental Choice Program Students Have Higher Scores…Again.
For Immediate Release September 12, 2019 Contact: Jim Bender DPI gets an “F” on transparency by withholding crucial data from media Test results released yesterday by the Department of Public Instruction (DPI) show [...]
Special Needs Scholarship Program Grows Again
For Immediate Release July 10, 2019 Contact: Jim Bender, School Choice Wisconsin Additional Schools Join Program for 2019-20 School Year The Department of Public Instruction recently released the list of participating private schools for [...]
A Wise Investment – Choice and Charter Dollars Generate Higher Report Card Scores
With State Budget Decisions Near, Study Shows ROI in Education is Clear A new study by Corey DeAngelis of the Reason Foundation calculates the productivity of public dollars for three education sectors in [...]
JFC Budget Motion Restores Parental Options
For Immediate Release May 9, 2019 Contact: Jim Bender, School Choice Wisconsin Without surprise, Evers’ proposed changes rejected across the board Statement from Jim Bender, President of School Choice Wisconsin on the omnibus [...]