WEA Lobby TeamFeb 91 minIntroducing WEA's Legislative Report Card The Wyoming Education Association is excited to announce our 2022 Legislative Report Card! This grading system provides a new avenue for...
WEA Lobby TeamSep 2, 20214 minPausing the Sale of New Oil and Gas Leases on Federal Lands Will Help Wyoming's Economy—Here's How.The state of Wyoming is currently facing a roughly $250 million yearly deficit in education funding. A significant portion of the state’s...
WEA Lobby TeamJul 22, 20214 minUpdate From Joint Interim Education Committee Meeting - July 2021The Joint Interim Education Committee met Monday and Tuesday to begin their interim topic work. The committee explored K-12 school...
WEA Lobby TeamDec 23, 20204 minWork Ahead for Education Lobby: Recap of the Revenue and Recalibration Committee MeetingsBoth the Select Committee on School Finance and Recalibration and the Revenue Committee met in December. On the Revenue Committee’s...
WEA Lobby TeamOct 28, 20203 minLearning From Kansas: Wyoming Citizens Shouldn’t Suffer a Revenue Disaster Because of Poor PolicyBy: Tate Mullen, Government Relations Director, Wyoming Education Association In 2012, Kansas Governor Sam Brownback signed one of the...
WEA Lobby TeamSep 11, 20203 minFirst Look: 2020 Recalibration Study Findings The Select Committee on School Finance Recalibration met on Tuesday and Wednesday of this week. Picus Odden and Associates, the company...
WEA Lobby TeamSep 10, 20207 minFunding Wyoming's Future: Exploring Our Economic Dependence on the Extraction IndustryAs students and educators begin their trepidatious return to the classroom this fall, the public health and safety crisis caused by the...
WEA Lobby TeamJul 23, 20202 minFederal Coronavirus Relief Funds for Schools: Where Do We Stand? Congress reconvened earlier this week, their top priority being to move forward on a new coronavirus aid bill. In May, the House passed...
WEA Lobby TeamJul 14, 20203 minJuly's JAC Meeting Highlights Why Wyoming Needs the HEROES ActMonday, July 13th, and Tuesday, July 14th, the Joint Appropriations Committee met to discuss Wyoming’s economic future. Part of this...
WEA Lobby TeamJun 30, 20202 minWEA-PACE at Work: Inside Candidate EndorsementsAs absentee voting is scheduled to start July 2nd, the WEA-PACE Steering Committee met Monday morning to discuss WEA-PACE candidate...
WEA Lobby TeamJun 5, 20205 minSocial Justice: Examining the School-to-Prison PipelineThe nation has erupted in protests over the untimely death of George Floyd at the hands of a Minneapolis police officer. This incident...
WEA Lobby TeamMay 28, 20205 minInside the Revenue Committee Meeting: What It Could Mean for EducationThe Revenue Committee, chaired by Representative Daniel Zwontizer and Senator Cale Case, met for a two-day interim topics session on May...
WEA Lobby TeamMay 18, 20205 minSpecial Session UpdateFriday, May 16, marked the beginning of the Wyoming Legislature's 2020 Special Session. The special session worked to allocate funds...
WEA Lobby TeamMay 14, 20202 minThe Wyoming Legislature's 2020 Special Session: Help WEA Protect EducationThe outbreak of the Coronavirus has had significant public health and safety impacts as well as economic repercussions. The state’s...
WEA Lobby TeamApr 22, 20205 minManagement Council Meeting: COVID-19 Relief, Special Session and Interim TopicsOn Thursday, April 16, 2020 the Management Council convened to discuss interim topics. While the Management Council meets yearly to...
WEA Lobby TeamApr 8, 20204 minCOVID-19: Delivering Digital Education to Wyoming Students During the OutbreakThe COVID-19 outbreak has caused unprecedented disruption to education systems around the world. The United Nations Educational,...
WEA Lobby TeamFeb 20, 20203 minThe External Cost Adjustment: Why the ECA is Essential to Student SuccessGovernor Gordon’s budget proposal, which was released before the session, called for an increase in funding for education to the tune of...
WEA Lobby TeamFeb 14, 20204 min‘E-Cigarettes’, Wyoming Youth, and the Impacts on EducationThe Wyoming Education Association recognizes that among the multitude of factors that significantly contribute to a student’s school...
WEA Lobby TeamFeb 8, 20202 minTABOR: It’s Failed States and Education Systems Across the Nation. Wyoming Would Be No Different.The 2020 Budget Session begins on Monday. Several bills have dropped since Thursday, February 6, 2020. The Wyoming Education...
WEA Lobby TeamJan 30, 20203 minWEA's Role in the Recalibration Study: Advocating for Educators' InputWhen the Wyoming Supreme Court handed down its decision in the landmark school finance case known as Campbell III, the Court mandated...