education funding

After updating how public schools are funded earlier this year, a legislative committee must now tackle an unintended consequence of that update, while addressing a few of the thorny topics it set aside last year.

The 2026 legislative session ushered in a new school funding model, a statewide literacy program and more. It’s now up to school districts to put those new laws into action.

The first draft proposes increased funding for counselors, nurses, school resource officers and tutors, while cutting more than 100 librarians across the state.

Laramie County District Court Judge Peter Froelicher’s order states the battle over education funding is of “great public importance.”

In a brief submitted to the Wyoming Supreme Court, lawyers for the state argue a claim of inadequate school funding brought by teachers "defies reason."

The lawsuit alleges the program, which offers state funds to families for home and private schooling costs, will support schools that deny LGBTQ+ and disabled children. The superintendent said there’s no evidence that’s happening in Wyoming.

Educators and parents have filed a lawsuit aiming to stop the state's school voucher program from going into effect this summer. The program allows state money to be used for private school tuition.

The new law raises the payout and removes the income cap for school vouchers.

A new report on the state of preschool highlights the big differences in access to early childhood education among states in the Mountain West, with several flunking and New Mexico at the head of the class.

The Wyoming Legislature's Joint Appropriations Committee recommended giving school districts some extra money to help deal with increased costs for supplies and gas prices.