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Online‑school representative urges funding review as committee considers virtual education study
Wyoming Legislature Joint & Standing Committee on Education · March 5, 2026
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Summary
A K12 Stride representative and lawmakers urged the committee to study how Wyoming funds virtual education under the block grant, whether remote students should be funded like brick‑and‑mortar pupils, and how other states handle these models.
Abby Ellis, who represents K12 Stride — an online curriculum provider used by the Wyoming Virtual Academy — asked the Joint & Standing education committee to examine the state’s approach to funding virtual education.
Ellis said Wyoming’s virtual program is housed in the Niobrara School District, where students are treated “as…
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