Wisconsin Right Now

Two years of the coronavirus appear to have changed some of the attitudes toward public schools in Wisconsin, and a majority of Wisconsinites now want school choice to be available to all parents, which is called "universal school choice." The latest Marquette Law School Poll shows over half of voters in the state support school choice and think schools in the state are worse than they were a few years ago. Nearly half say education standards are too low. The numbers on universal school choice come amid growing support for school choice for all (without income or geographic limits). Former Gov. Tommy Thompson, regarded as a father of the school choice movement, has thrown his support for universal school choice. Republican candidates for governor - Rebecca Kleefisch and Kevin Nicholson - also support universal school choice. The Marquette poll shows strong support among Wisconsinites for educational freedom. Support for universal school choice is broad, the poll sh