Conservative nonprofit files lawsuit seeking to scrap state testing standards

The Institute for Reforming Government, a conservative nonprofit, is suing the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction over a 2024 standards-setting meeting for the Forward Exam, alleging violations of open meetings law. The lawsuit, supported by the Wisconsin Transparency Project, challenges the meeting's secrecy, nondisclosure agreements, and costs, seeking to void the resulting testing standards. The DPI claims compliance with legal requirements and criticizes the lawsuit as a political effort.