WCRIS sent a letter to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), ahead of a meeting with EPA officials this week about proposed water quality regulations, which could greatly affect schools and daycares that use a private well. The letter urges the EPA to keep private schools in mind when considering laborious water management regulations that could fall on [...]
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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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Get Out and Vote
November 03, 2022
The 2022 General Election is next week, Tuesday, Nov. 8. And some communities have already begun early in-person voting. As a private school administrator and citizen, it’s crucial to show up to the polls and cast your vote for Wisconsin’s next federal, state and local elected officials. Register to vote, preview your ballot and find your [...]
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WCRIS in the News: Private School Contributions
October 20, 2022
The contributions of WCRIS schools to the state’s education infrastructure will be touted to influential readers this month, as lawmakers and policy experts see ads in a prominent resource for political insiders. Madison’s nonpartisan news service WisPolitics, which focuses on state policy making and is read by everyone in the Capitol and surrounding quarters, published a [...]
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Highlights from Capitol Hill
October 20, 2022
Check out what the Council for American Private Education (CAPE) has been doing, according to their recent edition of Outlook: Tax-Exempt Status Questioned In Maryland and California courts this August, it was decided that private schools with a tax-exempt status must comply with Title IX regulations. The decision hinged on the argument that tax-exempt status financially benefits [...]
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Where Does Your Water Come From?
October 13, 2022
Concern is growing about the dangers of contaminated water. As a result, federal and state agencies are considering updates to long-standing requirements for water quality management. Some of these potential updates could greatly affect schools that use a private well. Read more here. To help WCRIS advocate for you, please fill out this short survey about your school’s [...]
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Water Quality: Your Input Needed
October 04, 2022
The danger to children of using contaminated water is growing annually, as municipalities struggle under the weight of inadequate water quality and scientists increase their knowledge. These twin developments have converged in public policy. Now, federal and state agencies are considering updates to long standing requirements for water quality management. WCRIS has been monitoring these developments closely. It’s becoming [...]
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Mask Wars Continue
October 15, 2020
Governor Evers is asking state residents to contact their legislators and ask them to weigh in on his COVID-19 response and prevention efforts. In a briefing earlier this week, Gov. Evers called on Wisconsinites to contact their legislators and give lawmakers input on the state’s pandemic response. Wisconsin Republicans have said they will come in [...]
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WCRIS Legislative Update
May 03, 2019
Private school principals testify before the Assembly Education Committee. School Safety Drill Warnings Thanks to WCRIS advocacy, the Assembly Education Committee passed a bill (AB 54) on April 18. The bill will allow school administrators to give advance warning of fire, tornado and safety drills. Currently, the law requires the drills to be done without [...]
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Inviting Legislators to Your School: A How-To Guide
March 13, 2019
If you haven’t already, consider inviting your local legislators to visit your school. It helps them understand how private K-12 schools contribute to the state’s educational infrastructure. Then, when efforts to regulate private K-12 schools come along, they are more likely to consider the impact through the lens of a real school in their district. [...]
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