Wyoming Department of Education

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 signed two bills establishing a statewide literacy program that will mandate evidence-based strategies in public school classrooms.

The bill would hold government entities liable for damages stemming from violations of parental rights.

The on-time, four-year graduation rate for the 2024-2025 school year was the highest in at least a decade.

The program’s current funding will expire next year, but the state plans to apply to a more selective version of the grant for 2026.

More schools are also meeting or exceeding state expectations. But charter schools continue to lag, and the state superintendent says there’s room for growth everywhere.

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.

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.

State Superintendent of Public Instruction Megan Degenfelder said that the center is part of the goal stated in her 2023-27 WDE Strategic Plan to develop citizenship for students.

Due to fluctuating poverty levels, Summer Lunch Programs across Teton County School District have been canceled.