Wyoming
News, analysis, and opinion about K-12 education in Wyoming
States
From Our Research Center
State Grades on School Finance: 2021 Map and Rankings
Examine the grades and scores that states and the nation earned on school finance, along with how they scored on a host of indicators.
Education Funding
From Our Research Center
Nation Earns a 'C' on School Finance, Reflecting Inconsistency in K-12 Funding and Equity
The Edweek Research Center's latest analysis finds a gulf in many states between per-pupil spending and how that K-12 money goes out.
Teaching Profession
Teacher Salaries Are Increasing. See How Your State Compares
The National Education Association warns that some of the progress in teacher pay could be jeopardized by the pandemic.
States
From Our Research Center
State and National Highlights Reports (Quality Counts 2021)
The Quality Counts 2021 State Highlights Reports capture the key data you need to assess your state’s performance.
Education Funding
From Our Research Center
Nation Gets a 'C' on School Finance, Even as Economic Downturn Takes Hold
Wyoming once again takes the top spot in Quality Counts' annual ranking of the states on school finance, while 22 states receive grades between C-minus and D-minus.
College & Workforce Readiness
How 4 Communities Are Struggling to Prepare Kids for an Uncertain Future
Schools are slowly figuring out how to balance thinking globally with acting locally, and recognizing that some key skills are valuable no matter where students end up living.
States
From Our Research Center
Educational Opportunities and Performance in Wyoming
This Quality Counts 2020 Highlights Report captures all the data you need to assess your state's performance on key educational outcomes.
States
Educational Opportunities and Performance in Wyoming
This Quality Counts 2019 Highlights Report captures all the data you need to assess your state's performance on key educational outcomes.
States
Why Is This Teacher Running for Office? To Help 'Students Get What They Deserve'
High school teacher Jenefer Pasqua is running for Wyoming's state legislature to fight against education funding cuts.
School & District Management
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A Class of One at Rural Wyoming School
Thoman Ranch Elementary in Sweetwater County has two students. Notch Peak Elementary in Albany County, however, stands alone.
Education Funding
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Quality Counts: A Look at Schools in Wyoming and Vermont
States face different challenges and make different choices when it comes to their education spending.
Student Well-Being
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Learning in a Corrections Facility: A Day at Wyoming Girls School
A stay in a corrections facility—often hours away from home, school, and everything familiar—is a shock to the system for any student.
Every Student Succeeds Act
From Our Research Center
Teaching—and Reaching—Students Behind Bars
A Wyoming correctional school is part of a network working to improve the quality of instruction provided to the "invisible" students living in juvenile-justice facilities.
School & District Management
Wyoming Earns a B-Minus on State Report Card, Ranks Seventh in Nation
This Quality Counts 2018 Highlights Report captures all the data you need to assess your state's performance on key educational outcomes.