WEA Lobby TeamJun 302 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 endor...
WEA Lobby TeamJun 55 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 ha...
WEA Lobby TeamMay 285 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 185 minSpecial Session UpdateFriday, May 16, marked the beginning of the Wyoming Legislature's 2020 Special Session. The special session worked to allocate funds rece...
WEA Lobby TeamMay 142 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 econo...
WEA Lobby TeamApr 225 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 discu...
WEA Lobby TeamApr 84 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, Scienti...
WEA Lobby TeamFeb 203 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 144 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 succ...
WEA Lobby TeamFeb 82 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 Association'...
WEA Lobby TeamJan 303 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 tha...
WEA Lobby TeamJan 211 minBest in the West: Rising Graduation Rates Are an Indicator of Wyoming Student AchievementThe Wyoming Department of Education (WDE) announced today that high school graduation rates increased to 82.1% in 2018-19, marking the si...
Tate MullenJan 102 minRevenue Forecast and the CREG Report: What it Could Mean for Wyoming EducationWyoming's Joint Appropriations Committee met this morning to review the updated January Consensus Revenue Estimating Group (CREG) report ...
WEA Lobby TeamJan 31 minThis Bill Touts Access to $43 Million in Education Funding. Ultimately, it Hurts Wyoming Students. Representative Timothy Hallinan is sponsoring a bill that would amend Wyoming’s Constitution to shift a portion of the revenues earned fr...
WEA Lobby TeamDec 18, 20192 minExploring Student Achievement as it Relates to Education FundingA recently published article in the Jackson Hole News and Guide points to a study conducted by HeyTutor.com, stating: “While teacher sala...
WEA Lobby TeamDec 5, 20192 minIt's That Time Again ... School RecalibrationAs a result of several Wyoming Supreme Court cases, referred to as the Campbell decisions, the Wyoming Supreme Court affirmed that Wyomin...
WEA Lobby TeamDec 4, 20191 minNew Government Relations Director Joins WEAWEA is pleased to announce that this month, Tate Mullen joins the WEA family as Government Relations Director. Tate was born in Cheyenne ...
WEA Lobby TeamNov 18, 20191 minGovernor Gordon Releases Wyoming State Budget Proposal: What Does it Mean for Education?Governor Gordon's budget proposal maintains use of the Legislative Stabilization Reserve Act or “rainy day fund” for Wyoming's legislativ...
Tammy JohnsonSep 20, 20191 minLawmakers move key school funding bill forwardAt the recent Joint Revenue Committee meeting in Pinedale, Wyoming lawmakers kept a key school funding bill alive. The bill, the Nationa...
Tammy JohnsonJul 7, 20192 minTired of the boom and bust? Make sure the Joint Revenue Committee hears from you!Wyoming is again suffering through one of its famous and predictable "busts" - a hallmark of our economic plan. We all know it is coming...
