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Senate, House agree on recalibration bill
5+ hour, 23+ min ago (337+ words) CHEYENNE " The Wyoming Legislature's K-12 public school funding recalibration bill is headed to the governor. On Thursday, the Senate voted 31-0 to unanimously concur with the House's position on Senate File 81, "K-12 public school finance-2." The bill sets forth a new funding model…...
Photo Gallery: Jackalope Jump 2026
4+ day, 14+ hour ago (312+ words) Students get splashed as participants jump into the pool during the Jackalope Jump on Feb. 27 outside Meadowlark Elementary School.Students were seen reserving spots in the "splash zone" ahead of the jump. Mason Alger, dressed as a shark, jumps into…...
Photo Gallery: Clear Creek Middle School Ski Trip
3+ day, 14+ hour ago (158+ words) Clear Creek Middle School students ski. Kinsley Painter straps on her snowboard after lunch for another run. Fletcher Kozisek waits in line for the lift on Monday at Meadowlark Ski lLodge. Kozisek chose to wear a banana costume for the…...
Senate amends, passes school funding bill
5+ day, 7+ hour ago (583+ words) Hello Senate District 22, Week three in Cheyenne was crossover week; the point in the session when most bills have to clear their chamber of origin to keep moving. Here are a few major items I think are worth your attention…...
In turnabout, Forest Service to hire seasonal employees
2+ week, 4+ day ago (789+ words) A U.S. Forest Service employee visits dispersed campers in the Bighorn National Forest. On Jan. 28, the Office of Personnel Management offered deferred resignation to most federal employees. The Bighorn National Forest is expected to hire as many as 25 seasonal positions this…...
FROM WYOFILE: Lawmakers will tackle public school funding, literacy, cell phones, student discipline
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (696+ words) Ten Sleep School second graders in Nikki Erickson's class talk with partners in September 2025 during a lesson on how sand is formed. (Katie Klingsporn/WyoFile) Approving a public school funding model tops the educational to-do list of legislators convening Monday…...
Adult education offers alternative pathways for students
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (772+ words) Christen Nielsen hated school. By his telling, he was the kind of student at Buffalo High School who only passed the classes he cared about and was a bit of a "troublemaker." He struggled with authority, even leading him to…...
Freedom Caucus members take aim at the state’s lone four-year public university.
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (1205+ words) Students enter the University of Wyoming's student union on Aug. 20, 2024. (Tennessee Watson/WyoFile) Lawmakers voted Tuesday to cut $40 million from the University of Wyoming, or approximately 11% of the block grant for the state's only four-year public university." On top of…...
Shoeless Douglas students stride toward better understanding of the Holocaust
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (369+ words) DOUGLAS " After roughly a month of learning about the horrific events during World War II, Douglas Middle School students held their first Never Forget: Remembrance Walk." Along with their fellow classmates, seventh grade students Emma Moore and Lanee Rupe got…...
Committee recommends bigger classes, fewer teachers
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (1422+ words) The Legislature's Select Committee on School Finance Recalibration has sponsored a spending bill that would increase class sizes. CHEYENNE " With just over two weeks until the 2026 budget session, the Wyoming Legislature's Select Committee on School Finance Recalibration voted Friday to…...