After nearly 30 years of having a law, chartering still feels like a new frontier in Wyoming. Parent and community efforts to open new schools face a ridiculous cap of three schools, and an authorizing set up has changed several times since its inception. A...

Work-based and career and technical education is allowed in schools, where students can earn credit for their work-related experiences. The state is piloting an innovative school district program, which will include four areas of focus: personalized, flexible...

While Gov. Gordon backed a modest expansion of eligibility, he stated that program requirements "will be sort of handled by our courts." His ongoing hesitation to push for broader access shows a wavering commitment to education freedom—leaving Wyoming families...

In a bold move this year, lawmakers introduced an education savings account program, opening the doors for every student in Wyoming to benefit. Backed by a $30 million budget, the program funds around 4,300 accounts -- impacting nearly 5% of the state’s K-12...

While state report cards are readily available on Wyoming's DOE homepage under the Data and Reporting tab, locating school-level data proves more challenging as it is housed on a separate site. Once found, school report cards are useful and contain data on...

One of many data points to assess whether a state has the right policies in place to ensure teacher quality is the "use of student achievement data in teacher preparation accountability." How empty or full the fuel tank above is will give you the answer for your state.

Wyoming's constitution contains language that appears to explicitly forbid appropriating money to individuals for educational purposes.