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Laramie County School District #1 discusses potential impacts from educational budget cuts Julian Seawright © Provided by Cheyenne-Scottsbluff KGWN-TV The LCSD1 sign outside of its administration offices Wednesday morning. CHEYENNE, Wyo. (Wyoming News Now) - Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon during his “State of the State Address” Tuesday, March 2nd addressed “the biggest elephant in the Capitol this year is the future of Wyoming’s K-12 education system.” Why it is such a hot issue, the state of Wyoming is facing a financial deficit that continues to sky-rocket. Educat...

SWEETWATER COUNTY — Sweetwater County School District (SCSD) No. 1 was joined by SCSD No. 2 and a few local legislators Wednesday night for an informational virtual meeting regarding upcoming legislation targeted at K-12 education funding. There are several bills in the upcoming legislative session that have been drafted to cut K-12 funding. One of these bills is House Bill 61, which aims to cut the School Foundation Program Account by $100 million starting Fiscal Year 2022, and each year thereafter. That equates about a 7 percent decrease in funding, or $1,000 per student in Wyoming, acco...

Wyoming to debate cutting K-12 funding by $100 million to help avoid budget shortfalls By Brendan LaChance on February 9, 2021 (Dan Cepeda, Oil City) CASPER, Wyo. — The Wyoming Legislature will reconvene their 2021 General Session in March and one of the may topics of debate will be what should be done with K-12 education spending. House Majority Floor Leader Albert Sommers (Sublette County) said during a press conference on Tuesday, Feb. 9 that the legislature will debate a proposal to cut K-12 education funding (provided through the School Foundation Program Account) by $100 million per...

Green River Star -   February 3, 2021 Wyoming’s public schools have long been a subject of derision for many Republican state lawmakers who claim they underperform. If such scrutiny leads to the constant improvement of our K-12 system, then I’m all for it. But that’s not the solution the Legislature is considering. Instead, a committee charged with determining how much the state spends on education wants to cut funding by an estimated $250 million over the next three years. That’s like complaining of a headache and then “solving” the problem by cutting off your head. If the topi...

As the administration of President Joe Biden places new restrictions on the oil and gas industry and the COVID-19 pandemic continues to affect state economies, Wyoming lawmakers are discussing tax increases to shore up budget holes. A report by the Wyoming Taxpayers Association (WTA) shows the state ranks among second in the nation, only behind New York, in K-12 education spending. Gov. Mark Gordon and the Joint Appropriations Committee are presenting a balanced budget for the general fund, Ashley Harpstreith, executive director of the WTA, told The Center Square. “The problem lies in the [...