WYOMING SCHOOLS AT A CROSSROADS: Wyoming Judge Allows Lawsuit Over State Education Funding to Proceed
A lawsuit alleging that the State of Wyoming has failed to adequately fund K-12 public education can proceed after a judge denied the state’s motion to dismiss the case outright.
In a Dec. 6 order recently made public, Judge Peter Froelicher of the First Judicial District Court of Laramie County found that the Wyoming Education Association (WEA), a nonprofit group comprised of roughly 6,000 educators and school support personnel, has legitimate standing to bring the case against the state.
WYOMING SCHOOLS AT A CROSSROADS: Staff Shortages in Wyoming Schools Raise Concern About Students’ Futures
Kimberly Amen, a third-grade teacher at Pioneer Park Elementary School in Cheyenne, is now following new computer science learning standards on coding and digital citizenship – without having received any training in these subjects. This extra requirement, coupled with Amen’s regular workload and fewer support staff, adds even more responsibility to an educator whose hands are already full.
WYOMING SCHOOLS AT A CROSSROADS: State’s Education System Struggling
Freshly sharpened pencils are getting shorter and brand-new sneakers are getting dirtier as Wyoming students move past first-day-of-school jitters and into their new daily routines.
Wyoming Education Association Sues the State
CHEYENNE, Wyo.—The Wyoming Education Association filed a lawsuit against the state Thursday, accusing Wyoming of violating its own constitution by failing to fund schools adequately.