Government
Wyoming superintendent outlines school choice, pro-family reforms for 2025Wyomingâs Superintendent of Public Instruction Megan Degenfelder announced her legislative priorities for the upcoming year â including universal school choice. âOur future is under attack by extreme ideologies and federal… Read More
Courts
Wyoming judge strikes down state’s sweeping pro-life laws; appeal is likelyA Teton County judge on Monday overturned two Wyoming pro-life laws â including one thatâs the first in the nation that prohibited drug-induced abortions. Judge Melissa Owens struck down the… Read More
Culture
Doctor fired for opposing ‘gender-affirming care’ condemns transgender takeover of health care(The Daily Signal) â Dr. Eric Cubin, a Wyoming radiologist who was removed from the state Board of Medicine for supporting a bill restricting âgender-affirming care,â condemns the way transgender activists… Read More
Politics
GOP primary victors could reshape the Wyoming educational landscape, giving parents more choicesSeveral pro-school choice Republican candidates for the Wyoming state House won their primary races on Tuesday, signaling a growing appetite for educational freedom from voters. The results give conservatives in Wyoming… Read More
Public Education
âEnough is enoughâ: Wyoming parents rail against school district over extreme violence, lack of rule enforcementWyoming parents are blaming their school district for inaction for a steep rise in violence after two students were murdered in unrelated incidents off campus. The parent coalition â… Read More
Courts
Wyoming among states suing feds over Title IX(The Center Square) â Wyoming is part of a group of states suing the Biden administration over changes to Title IX. The coalition, which also includes Kansas, Utah, Alaska, and… Read More
Government
More states make progress on school choice(The Daily Signal) â Several states are making progress in empowering their citizens with access to education freedom and opportunity. Earlier this month, Alabama became the 15th state in the nation to… Read More
Government
Wyoming governor approves state’s first-ever school choice program, but with a catchWyoming Gov. Mark Gordon signed the stateâs first school choice program into law, but not without vetoing part of the measure. HB 166 â also called… Read More
Government
New ESA effort in Wyoming Legislature gets support of House speakerThe Wyoming Legislature is considering a new school choice bill, winning the support the House speaker who shelved a previous version of the bill. The new… Read More
Public Education
Wyoming gets bad grade for education freedom(The Center Square) â Wyoming got a bad overall grade in a new report on education freedom. The Cowboy State received a “D” overall grade in the American Legislative Exchange Council’s… Read More
Courts
Judge blocks Wyoming school district from keeping studentsâ gender identities secret from parents(Daily Caller News Foundation) â A federal judge in Wyoming has barred a school district from hiding the studentsâ gender identities from their parents after one couple sued. Sean and… Read More
Public Education
Parents furious at school board for pushing LGBT, sexual content on kids despite them âopting outâ(Daily Caller News Foundation) â A district-wide library book policy has parents accusing a Wyoming school board of failing to stop the âsexualizationâ of their kids, according to ABC13 News. Read More
Courts
Wyoming school district sued for hiding childâs gender transition from parentsA Wyoming couple is filing a lawsuit against their daughterâs school district for allegedly helping her socially transition to a boy. Sean and Ashley Willey are asserting three… Read More
Culture
Wyoming Gov. Gordon signs bill banning chemical abortions(The Center Square) â Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon signed a bill into law that bans chemical abortions in the state. The governor also allowed the Life is… Read More
Government
Wyoming House Speaker fails parents on school choice and parents’ rights, critics sayThe Republican House Speaker in Wyoming is facing charges from his own party that he sold out parental rights and school choice in favor of the stateâs teachersâ union. Read More
Homeschools
Wyoming expands definition of homeschooling, promotes âricherâ educationWyoming passed a new law last week that expands the definition of homeschooling to include groups of families. HB 70, which had 30 Republican co-sponsors, removed… Read More
Government
Washington, Idaho, Wyoming legislatures consider education savings accounts(The Center Square) â Three bills are currently pending in the legislatures of three western states that would allow educational savings accounts, or ESAs, for students in those states. Read More
Courts, Public Education
Wyoming teachersâ union sues its own state claiming underfunding of its public schoolsA Wyoming teachersâ union has filed a lawsuit against the state alleging insufficient funding for public education. The state argues the union has no standing in the case… Read More
Christian Schools, Government
Wyoming nonprofit works to provide parents educational choices and strengthen private schoolsWyoming State Rep. Sue Wilson, appearing in an interview on PBS. The state of Wyoming ranks last in the U.S. for school choice, with 95% of… Read More
Christian Schools, Government
Christian schoolâs growth in first year provides essential options for communityA Christian school in Casper, Wyo. opened its doors in September with a few dozen students, teachers, and administrators that barely knew each other. Less than one year… Read More