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Wyoming court finds state school funding unconstitutional; local superintendent calls ruling a “massive win”
Summary
A district representative told the Sweetwater County School District #1 board a Feb. 26, 2025 court order found Wyoming's school finance system constitutionally deficient and ordered the state to revise funding and facilities finance models; legislators moved to restore $22 million in foundational funding the day after the ruling.
Dr. Libby, the district’s education presenter, told the Sweetwater County School District No. 1 board on March 10 that a Feb. 26, 2025 court order found the state’s school finance system constitutionally deficient and ordered the state to modify funding and school facilities finance systems to achieve constitutional compliance.
The ruling, Dr. Libby said during the board’s Education Corner, concluded the state had not properly funded the “basket of quality educational goods and services,” had failed to adjust for inflation, had not funded salaries sufficient to recruit and retain staff, and had…
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