Progressives target state Supreme Court’s new majority

  • Progressives aim to overturn Wisconsin’s school-choice program
  • Lawsuit claims program violates state’s requirement for public funds
  • Petition calls school choice a ‘cancer’ and ‘predatory scheme’
  • State Legislature accused of attacking public schools under the guise of school choice

Progressives in Wisconsin are seeking to overturn the state’s school-choice program, which provides educational opportunities for over 50,000 children. A lawsuit, funded by the progressive Minocqua Brewing Company SuperPac, claims that the program violates the state’s requirement for public funds to be used for ‘public purposes.’ The petition for action at the state Supreme Court labels school choice as a ‘cancer’ and a ‘predatory scheme,’ accusing the state Legislature of attacking public schools under the guise of providing school choice for the past decade.

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Key People: Justice Janet Protasiewicz (Justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court)

Factuality Level: 3
Justification: The article contains biased language and presents the views of one side without providing a balanced perspective. It uses inflammatory language to describe the school-choice program and presents it as a negative scheme. The article also includes opinions masquerading as facts, such as calling school choice a ‘cancer’ and a ‘predatory scheme’. Overall, the article lacks objectivity and presents a biased viewpoint.

Noise Level: 2
Justification: The article contains biased language and presents a one-sided view of the issue. It uses inflammatory language to describe the school-choice program and does not provide a balanced analysis of the arguments for and against it. The article also does not provide any evidence or data to support its claims.

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Justification: The article does not pertain to financial topics and does not describe any extreme event.

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