At the House Education Committee on Monday, several teachers and a 10-year-old student spoke out against a bill that purported to give more transparency to what materials teachers are using.
The Wyoming House Education Committee has come up with a brand new bill to address the school funding shortfall. The committee set aside House Bill 61 that
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During a Wyoming House Education Committee meeting, School District officials said they have been cutting budgets for many years and those cuts are starting to erode programs. The committee is looking at cutting education funding by $100 million.
School leaders urged lawmakers to find the money to pay for education and avoid cuts. School district officials testified during a public hearing that they are charging fees to keep activities afloat, are asking teachers to take on additional duties including special education and are reducing their budgets that have been downsized by legislative directives and in some cases the local tax base.