March 25, 2021 Education funding is one of the most significant topics during the 2021 legislative session. With a $300 million structural deficit, the discussion has focused largely on proposed cuts to education—the subject of much debate since the last interim. The numerous iterations and proposals to solve the education funding deficit began with House Bill 61, the School Finance …
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Our 2020 Impact Report Is Here!
When all of us here at ESPC paused recently to take stock of what your support accomplished for the people of Wyoming in 2020—a year filled with challenges—we were truly blown away. I hope you’ll read our inaugural impact report and feel as proud as we are of what you helped us achieve for Wyoming! I also hope you’ll stay …
SHAPE: Demystifying State Government
January 25, 2021 SHAPE Wyoming kicked off tonight with Marcia Shanor of the Wyoming Trial Lawyers Association demystifying state government. You can check out her presentation right here: The 70+ participants had lots of questions for Marcia. Most of them were answered during the training. Here are answers to a few from the chat: Redistricting How often does redistricting happen? …
PR Live Recap: Education in Wyoming
December 18, 2020
The panelists dug into everything from the Wyoming Constitution to the Campbell Decision(s) to the complexity of school funding before spending time on the most important point: that a high quality education for every single child in Wyoming is a core value in our state–and has been since it was a territory.
People’s Review: LIVE! The Real Cost of Defunding Education in Wyoming
December 14, 2020 LARAMIE, Wyo — As part of its monthly People’s Review: Live! online series, the nonpartisan Equality State Policy Center will host a panel of education policy experts to discuss how Wyoming should balance the need to address revenue declines with its constitutional obligation to educate its citizens. The roundtable discussion, “The Real Cost of Defunding Education in Wyoming,” will …
Upcoming: Action in Wyoming State Government
August 17, 2020 For the next two weeks, it will be fast and furious in the world of Wyoming State Politics. We wanted to offer an overview of the upcoming elections, committee meetings, and the ways that you can GOTV and engage with your state government.