Leftists in Wisconsin haven't wasted any time in filing a trove of lawsuits that will turn the Dairy State into the next Minnesota or Illinois. Since taking control of the Wisconsin Supreme Court (SCOWI), they've filed at least eight lawsuits to undo the legislation passed by the Republicans in state government. This includes ending Act Ten, ending coal and natural gas pipelines, and protecting illegals on voter rolls.
Leftist lawsuits now pending in Wis. courts
— Dan Lennington (@DanLennington) February 24, 2026
1. Democrat Redistricting
2. Ending Act 10
3. Stopping coal/gas power
4. Sanctuary state
5. Unlimited Education Funding
6. Racist-highway lawsuit
7. Stopping oil pipelines
8. Preventing USDOJ oversight of voter rolls
Did I miss any?
Now they've filed another lawsuit, and one that might end the state's school choice program for good.
🚨NEW: Wisconsin Teachers Unions File Lawsuit to Raise Taxes for "Education."
— Dan Lennington (@DanLennington) February 24, 2026
Between Evers's 400-year veto and this new Teachers Union Tax, no one is going to be able to afford a home in Wisconsin. Will Wisconsin courts allow it?https://t.co/PuYpbBGK6C
Here's more (emphasis added):
A group of parents and educators from across Wisconsin filed a lawsuit Monday against the state Legislature, alleging lawmakers have failed to adequately fund public schools.
The 19 plaintiffs, led by the Wisconsin PTA, are asking the Circuit Court of Eau Claire County to hold the Legislature accountable for “not meeting its constitutionally mandated obligation to provide all children with an equal opportunity for a sound basic education.”
The 105-page complaint alleges the decline in student reading and math scores are tied to the decrease in state funding to public schools over the last decade.
The complaint also alleges lawmakers are breaking the law by using taxpayer dollars to pay for private voucher schools while not meeting their constitutional obligation to fund public schools.
“This is a constitutional challenge to the deficiency of the state public finance system for our schools,” said Jeff Mandell, president of Law Forward, the firm representing the plaintiffs. “Despite heroic efforts that have held our schools together for as long as they’ve made it under this deficient funding, it’s not enough. These folks are not magicians.”
In a statement Tuesday evening, Assembly Speaker Robin Vos called the complaint “another meritless attempt by liberal activists to defund the state’s highly successful school-voucher program and interfere with the Legislature’s authority to fund public schools.” Vos said the GOP will “vigorously defend against this suit and are confident that the courts will soundly reject it.”
As Lennington pointed out, Tony Evers abused his line-item veto power to enact a 400 year tax increase in a recent budget, replacing "2025" with "2425." As a direct result, property taxes have skyrocketed.
But this is a clear attempt to get the courts to rule the state's school choice program unconstitutional, a move that would harm thousands of Wisconsin families who rely on the choice program for educational options outside of Wisconsin's failing public schools.
Wisconsin schools are spending a lot of money to educate children, with increasingly poorer outcomes.
Mind you, Wisconsin school districts spent $17,400 per pupil in the state’s latest figures — up by more than $1,000 over the year before. https://t.co/GjrX5eJoLD https://t.co/eVX6Ap67JI
— Patrick McIlheran (@PaddyMacMke) February 25, 2026
Here's a graph that lays it out clearly. Despite a 53 percent increase in spending over the past decade, there has been a decline in reading proficiency.
In Wisconsin, we're literally paying for kids not to read. Over ten years...
— Dan Lennington (@DanLennington) February 23, 2026
💰 Spending per student +53%
($12,250 →$18,750)
📉 % Students NOT Reading at Grade Level: 49% →60% pic.twitter.com/QjEh0KD5cg
That means the problem is not money.
The Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL) warned about the threat to school choice.
.@WILawLiberty reacts to a new lawsuit seeking to destroy Wisconsin’s school choice programs. pic.twitter.com/nD3CZO5ER3
— WILL (@WILawLiberty) February 25, 2026
"WILL views this, honestly, as an attack on choice schools and charter schools, and there are tens of thousands of children utilizing those programs, and in addition to that, there's no evidence that throwing more money at this problem is going to improve the academic outcomes of students," said Cory Brewer, WILL Deputy Counsel.
"This could be one of the most fiscally consequential lawsuits that we've seen in the state of Wisconsin," she added.
School Superintendent Jill Underly praised the lawsuit, but questions remain about her secretive waterpark workshop, where educators worked to lower state standards and are stonewalling public records requests.
She’s back!
— Dairyland Sentinel (@DairylandSent) February 24, 2026
When reporters use her comments on this story, or call for additional responses, think any of them will ask about the $369 Waterpark Workshop? We’re still waiting on her to release the vendor contract and itemized expenses, by the way…https://t.co/ZIoHPIkqiY https://t.co/YEukqau4MM
School choice is a net gain for Wisconsin families, as public schools continue to spend more money with increasingly bad outcomes. This lawsuit is an attack on school choice, on Wisconsin taxpayers, and on families who want quality education for their children.
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