school funding

Lawmakers could meet on Saturday or the first part of next week or both. A special session is also not out of the question at this point.

School funding in Wyoming has been the subject of bitter court fights dating back almost 40 years.

Despite the demise of SF 117 and HB 30, however, the possibility of education funding cuts is by no means dead for this legislative session.

The proposal would prevent the courts from ordering new taxes to pay for education, leaving that decision solely with the legislature.

The proposal would still allow the courts to strike down the state's school funding system as unconstitutional.

The vote was extremely close, with no category getting a majority.

What needs to be done about the state's education funding shortfall?

John Lyttle says the vote is intended to send a message, but not to immediately sue the state.

The boundary changes are just part of an overall plan to cut costs because of a decrease in funding.

Schools across Wyoming are looking at ways to save money after the legislature cut school funding recently.