One22 tries to ‘demystify’ economic stability.
Education
Legislature sends bill revamping public ed funding to governor
Wyoming’s recalibration committee will continue to work on specific components of school funding throughout the year.
School funding bill killed twice in House moves forward in Senate
The Wyoming House killed a bill revamping public ed funding. The Senate voted unanimously to introduce their own.
‘First in Family’ scholarships to expand to include technical jobs
Jackson organization sees need to train the next generation of workers for local businesses.
Draft school bill avoids large Teton loss, bumps funding less than inflation
School leaders say they need more to keep up with rising prices, avoid losing employees.
School finance bill would boost class sizes and cut teachers
The committee amended language about both class sizes and minimum teacher counts before advancing the bill.
Wyoming school funding committee floats cutting 600 teachers
Recommended spending would increase narrowly, but by $88 million less than consultants suggest.
State appropriations committee axes state funds for Wyoming Public Radio
UW saw its two-year request slashed by roughly $61 million, including $1.7 million that would typically be passed to public radio.
Wyoming Supreme Court halts school funding order amid state challenge
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.
