Will Flanders
@WillFlandersWI
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Research Director, @WILawLiberty. I tweet about politics and sports. Views expressed here are my own and not necessarily those of my employer.
Milwaukee
Joined December 2015
I wrote about how the continued growth of school choice in WI while public school enrollment declines shows there is a need for alternatives, and calls into question the efforts of some to limit the ability of families to access them. https://t.co/iX2nxpDka7
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Too bad for her she didn’t work in Wisconsin, DPI would have probably found her a promotion.
NEW: Lesbian teacher fired on her first day after posting TikTok appearing to s*xualize a young girl “Damn shorty, jeesh…” Miata Borders, 24, was fired from her job as a substitute teacher at Lake Cormorant High School in Mississippi after posting TikToks from her workday on
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Evidence is coming in: Removing phones improves learning. And this study was in Florida, which only bans phones DURING class time, which misses out on most of the benefits (social, discipline....) of a phone-free school day. https://t.co/1ZxlQzgqcH
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"We find significant improvements in student test scores in the second year of the cellphone ban after that initial adjustment period." This is big: first U.S. causal study of cellphone bans via @nberpubs by David Figlio & @uozek Paging @JonHaidt @jean_twenge @profgalloway
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When Ohtani grounded out to Vlad Jr, that was a $1.2 billion play. I weep for the small markets. #WorldSeries
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I’ve been told by MAGA for years that the movement was about moving on from Reagan. Apparently instead now we’re going to be gaslit about what Reagan believed.
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I’ve never asked for prayer on here but as @JamesAFurey and I start the process to launch a school, we need it We’re building a team, talking to authorizers, seeking funding, scouting buildings, and crafting our curricular/instructional plan We need wisdom and God’s guidance
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When I've known people on food stamps, they almost never have been able to use it all and are almost always selling it.
My mind is blown. The average SNAP beneficiary gets $973 a month in benefits for a family of 4? Umm, my family of 4 spends $850 a month at a grocery store. Why I am I paying more for them than what I spend?
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Where is the urgency from any @WisDems on this issue? I've seen a singular post about it from @saraforwi and that's it. @AssemblyDemsWI @WISenateDems
It is absolutely ridiculous that Dr. Jill Underly is off at her college receiving a "distinguished alumni award" instead of answering questions in Assembly committee today. The @CapTimes reporting raises serious questions that demand answers from the head of DPI. Unacceptable.
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One important question in all this: why have we created such a large dependency class in this country and state? https://t.co/18Ylod5qpZ
jsonline.com
Gov. Tony Evers, in a letter to Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins, said FoodShare will disappear in nine days, affecting 700,000 Wisconsinites.
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Where’s the “education” Governor? Where’s DPI Superintendent?
  State education officials are on the hot seat today at the Capitol. Lawmakers are questioning them about whether DPI is transparent enough about letting families know when educators were investigated or surrendered licenses following accusations of sexual misconduct
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If you wonder why DPI gamed the system with assessments, it’s to avoid accountability to families on metrics like this that compare pre- and post-pandemic outcomes. By lowering our standards, no comparison is possible.
Education stagnation: Only 3 states have fully bounced back in both math and reading since the pandemic: Iowa, Mississippi, and Tennessee. Just 6 of 23 states beat 2019 math levels, and only 4 of 20 exceeded 2019 ELA levels. The recovery gap remains wide. Grateful for this
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The close relationship between sports gambling & sports is distasteful because most gambling is stupid & harmful to people, but none of the players involved in the NBA or MLB scandals thought, “manipulating the result is acceptable because my league has a contract with FanDuel.”
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It is absolutely ridiculous that Dr. Jill Underly is off at her college receiving a "distinguished alumni award" instead of answering questions in Assembly committee today. The @CapTimes reporting raises serious questions that demand answers from the head of DPI. Unacceptable.
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Hiding from the truth has become a hallmark of DPI in recent years on everything from student test scores to their most basic responsibility in protecting kids.
🚨Today, Jill Underly was supposed to testify before a State Assembly Committee regarding the cover-up of 200+ teacher sexual misconduct cases. Instead, she is SKIPPING TOWN to receive an award in Indiana. She won’t protect our kids, but she will happily collect accolades.
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Economics 101: When a competitor raises prices, you can raise prices, and so long as you keep your price lower than the competitor’s price increase, you can make more money. Economics 201: When a tariff is imposed on imports, domestic producers will raise the price of their own
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Here is the response from @DrJillUnderly to the letter and questions @SenRomaineQuinn and I asked about the @CapTimes investigation into teacher sexual misconduct investigations. I appreciate the reply. But her answers only leave me with few more questions 🧵
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The complete opposite approach in Wisconsin, where the bar has been lowered on state exams for political expediency.
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