WILL Research Director Will Flanders joined The Benjamin Yount Show to discuss the release of WILL's latest Apples to Apples report. The report shows that students attending Wisconsin's private choice and charter schools outperform their peers in traditional public schools in both English Language Arts (ELA) and math, even after accounting for demographic differences.

WILL Research Director Will Flanders joined The Vicki McKenna Show to discuss the release of WILL's latest Apples to Apples report. The report shows that students attending Wisconsin's private choice and charter schools outperform their peers in traditional public schools in both English Language Arts (ELA) and math, even after accounting for demographic differences.

On March 2, 2026, the United States Supreme Court released an order in Mirabelli v. Bonta, which addresses California’s statewide policy that prevents public schools from telling parents about their children’s efforts to socially transition at school.

WILL Deputy Counsel Lucas Vebber joined The Vicki McKenna Show to discuss AI data center growth in Wisconsin and preserving private property rights.

WILL President Rick Esenberg discusses a lawsuit filed on behalf of Wisconsin PTA, several Wisconsin school districts, multiple teachers' unions, individual parents, educators and students, and the Wisconsin Public Education Network, alleging that the Wisconsin Legislature has failed to adequately fund public schools.

In Episode 5, Season 2 of the "If You Can Keep It" podcast, WILL President Rick Esenberg examines the shifting lines of immigration policy. While the news cycle has moved to other headlines, immigration remains a top issue for voters in 2026 as the debate moves from the border to our own streets, testing the limits of federal enforcement.

Joining the conversation is Sam Hall, a highly-respected attorney involved in Wisconsin's most consequential immigration litigation. We analyze the breakdown of cooperation in sanctuary cities, the fallout of the Renee Good and Alex Pretti cases, and discuss what the future of immigration enforcement could look like.

In a FOX6 Milwaukee story, WILL responds to a lawsuit filed on behalf of Wisconsin PTA, several Wisconsin school districts, multiple teachers’ unions, individual parents, educators and students, and the Wisconsin Public Education Network, alleging that the Wisconsin Legislature has failed to adequately fund public schools.

WILL Deputy Counsel Lucas Vebber joined Tim Bremel of WCLO radio to discuss the "Red Tape Reset" legislative package going to Governor Evers' desk to be signed into law.

In Episode 4, Season 2 of the "If You Can Keep It" podcast, WILL President Rick Esenberg explores the shifting frontline of the First Amendment. As we move past the era of DEI, we examine how free speech is being redefined in 2026—from the FCC's crackdown on media bias to the ongoing fight for free speech in our nation's institutions.

Our special guest is UW-Madison Professor Donald Downs, a renowned expert in law and journalism. In this episode, we discuss the "right to be wrong," the Biden-era legacy of labeling dissent as misinformation, and emerging new threats to free speech on college campuses and in the media.

WILL Research Director Will Flanders joined the Vicki McKenna Show to discuss out-of-control bureaucratic bloat in Wisconsin public schools despite plummeting proficiency academic scores.