Wyoming Education Association announces statewide honorees
At the 2025 Delegate Assembly held in Cheyenne over the weekend, the Wyoming Education Association announces this year’s award winners in six different categories. The WEA’s most prestigious award, presented for extraordinary service which has contributed to the professional development of WEA and to the enhancement and advancement of education in Wyoming. Presented to a […]
WEA issues statement regarding the dismantling of the Department of Education
In light of Tuesday’s announcement that the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) would be gutted by more than 50%, the WEA felt it vital to issue a statement on its support of students and public education. “We don’t yet fully know the exact implications of the dismantling of the federal Department of Education,” WEA President […]
Legislative Update 2025: Week Eight
As the 2025 Legislative Session comes to a close, we at WEA want to thank all of you – our engaged members, educators, parents, students and advocates – who shared your voice throughout this session. Thanks to your sustained efforts, WEA helped defeat a wide variety of anti-public education legislation. Unsurprisingly, the fight is far […]
WEA Statement Regarding HB199 Being Signed Into Law
Particularly in light of the extraordinary opposition to the voucher program by the majority of Wyoming’s residents, we are disappointed by Gov. Gordon’s decision to sign HB199 into law. The district court’s ruling from only days ago confirmed that the state is not funding public education to the level as it is required, and the […]
Legislative Update 2025: Week Seven
The penultimate week of the 2025 General Legislative Session has been filled with significant events for public education. Let’s start with the big news of the week: the Wyoming Education Association won all components of its school finance litigation against the state! This is a huge win for Wyoming’s students, educators, and our public education […]
Court rules in favor of Wyoming Education Association, says funding model must be fixed
Wyoming students and the state’s public education system scored a massive court victory on Wednesday, in a case brought forth by the Wyoming Education Association. Following a four-week trial that concluded in July 2024, District Judge Peter Froelicher ruled that the state has failed to provide appropriate education funding per the Wyoming Constitution and now […]
Legislative Update 2025: Week Six
This week, we’re taking a different approach with the update. Because education funding will be a significant discussion during the remainder of the session, we want to help give some clarity to the topic. One of the most significant components of education funding is the external cost adjustment, or ECA. The ECA is an inflationary […]
Legislative Update 2025: Week Five
While this session has seen a substantial number of bills that target and negatively impact public education, we need to celebrate when we have successes – and we definitely have those! While this session has seen a substantial number of bills that target and negatively impact public education, we need to celebrate when we have […]
Legislative Update 2025: Week Four
We’re halfway through the 68th Wyoming Legislative session… More good news: HB100 – K12 Uncertified Personnel (which would allow uncertified 18-year-olds to teach) and SF188 – Teacher Tenure (which would eliminate continuing contract status for teachers) will not make it out of their legislative committees. Both bills have seen significant public opposition, and engagement from educators […]
Legislative Update 2025: Week Three
It may sound like a broken record: another week of anti-public education rhetoric at the Capitol. Let’s start with some good news! The 2024 National Assessment of Education Progress results were released this week, and again Wyoming educators and students prove that our state’s public education system is one of the best in the nation. […]
