school funding

The local BOCES offers everything from pottery classes to college credits to childcare. But the majority of their budget comes from the natural gas industry. The group says they may have to scale back if revenues keep declining.

Legislators across the political spectrum have been hosting town halls and listening sessions on the upcoming session and this year’s elections.

Wyoming’s recalibration of its public school funding model would boost teacher pay but cut their number while increasing target class sizes.

Many counties and school districts received less money for almost two years after Congress let the program expire.

Superintendent Megan Degenfelder hopes lawmakers will tackle mental health, nutrition and teacher salaries during recalibration. She’s also hoping for a swift resolution to a lawsuit brought by educators and parents.

The Wyoming Education Association, which represents 3,000 members statewide, alleges the state of Wyoming has failed to meet its constitutional obligation to adequately fund the state's public K-12 education system.

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 legislature's Joint Education Committee has given support to a slight increase in funding for school districts across the state.

The Wyoming Senate gave final approval to an education funding bill that would cut close to $80 million out of school funding over three years.The Senate…

The Wyoming House Education Committee has come up with a brand new bill to address the school funding shortfall. The committee set aside House Bill 61…