All of Wisconsin’s students deserve to go to school where their health, safety and academic needs are met. That’s why WCRIS launched its Advocacy Portal on Tuesday. We need your help in asking legislators to support Health and Safety Grants for Private K-12 Schools. WCRIS’ proposed grant program would provide one-time funding from the state’s budget surplus to [...]
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Current Events
A library of WCRIS weekly E-letters that keeps you updated on issues of concern to private schools
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Submit Your Testimony Online
April 13, 2023
Thank you to those who have testified at a Joint Finance Committee (JFC) budget hearing! There’s one session remaining on April 26 at Lakeland Union High School in Minocqua. If you missed the hearing in your area, you can still show your support for WCRIS’ Private School Health and Safety grant proposal by submitting your comments virtually. Use [...]
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Budget Sessions Begin This Month
April 05, 2023
Today marked the first Joint Finance Committee (JFC) budget hearing at the Waukesha County Expo Center. There are three sessions left around the state: April 11: UW-Eau Claire Davies Student Center, Eau Claire; April 12: Wilderness Resort, Wisconsin Dells; April 26: Lakeland Union High School, Minocqua. WCRIS urges you to attend the hearing in your area to support our proposed Private [...]
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Don’t Forget the K-12 Tuition Tax Deduction
March 23, 2023
Taxes are due soon! Please distribute information about the K-12 Tuition Tax Deduction to your families, which could cut their state taxes by around $240-$600. All they have to do is fill out this form and submit it with their state taxes. Learn More
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Take Action for Your School
March 16, 2023
Instead of traveling to Madison for our Leadership Conference and Legislative Day of Action, WCRIS is asking you to advocate for your school by testifying at the state’s Joint Finance Committee (JFC) budget hearings in your corner of the state. WCRIS needs its members to support our request for Private K-12 School Health and Safety [...]
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WCRIS on the Front Lines
March 09, 2023
WCRIS testified to the Assembly Education Committee last week, ensuring that private schools were represented in conversations about proposed Assembly Bill 53. The bill would require public high schools and high schools in the Parental Choice Programs to report any criminal activity that occurs on its grounds on weekdays from 6 a.m. – 10 p.m. [...]
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State Budget: Your Voice Needed
March 09, 2023
The state’s Joint Finance Committee (JFC) will hold four public hearings, in Waukesha, Eau Claire, Wisconsin Dells and Minocqua, about the 2023-25 state budget in April. Plan now to attend or comment online. Either is great. The Republican-controlled committee is the most powerful in the country. Its 16 members will send a budget to the [...]
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Clarification for DPI-Required Trainings
March 02, 2023
Some of our member schools have been questioning what trainings, located on the DPI’s website, are required for staff at all private schools versus just for staff at choice or Special Needs Scholarship schools. During a meeting today with the DPI, the department said it plans to update its website and may issue more information [...]
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Getting the State Tuition Tax Deduction
March 02, 2023
People shouldn’t have to hire an accountant to file their annual taxes, but taxes are more complicated every year, and families who use online services or software to help them may not be getting what they need to collect the Wisconsin K-12 private school tuition tax deduction, WCRIS has learned. It appears from WCRIS research [...]
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First Busing Deadline Looming
March 02, 2023
The first issue WCRIS ever tackled, back in the 1960s, was private school students’ right to transportation. Much has changed since then, but one thing hasn’t: WCRIS is still the expert on busing. To make sure your students have their rightful access to transportation to and from school, you must submit your proposed attendance areas to [...]
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