Conservative nonprofit files lawsuit seeking to scrap state testing standards

By: Baylor Spears

Outlets: Wisconsin Examiner

Published: June 11, 2026

Words: 598

Last Updated: 1 day, 5 hours ago

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The Institute for Reforming Government, a conservative nonprofit, is suing the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction alleging that it violated open meetings law with a standards setting meeting two years ago and is requesting that state testing standards be voided.

The lawsuit centers on a four-day testing standards-setting meeting held in June 2024 at Chula Vista, a water park resort in the Wisconsin Dells. The meeting brought together 88 educators and DPI staff …

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