Wyoming Education Association

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.

Gov. Mark Gordon will let the recalibration bill become law without his signature, citing concerns about local control and flexibility.

Wyoming’s recalibration committee will continue to work on specific components of school funding throughout the year.

Public school teachers and the state they work for are waiting on a ruling in the lawsuit between them. A revamp of the school funding model continues in the meantime.

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."

A Laramie County court has blocked the first payments to families receiving a school voucher under the state’s expanded Steamboat Legacy Scholarship Act. This follows a temporary injunction the Laramie County district court issued last month.

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.

The program would give up to $7,000 of public funds to help families pay for private, charter or home schooling costs. Wyoming's teachers association argues it will defund public schools.

As Wyoming starts recalibrating its public school funding, state educators and parents have brought a second lawsuit alleging the state is failing to support its schools.

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.