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  • Lawsuit alleging Wyoming unconstitutionally underfunds schools heading for trial

    Katie Klingsporn, WyoFile.com|May 9, 2024

    Litigation over how Wyoming funds public education is on track for a full trial after a Laramie County district court judge on Wednesday dismissed the state’s request to decide part of the case now. The lawsuit, brought by the Wyoming Education Association in 2022, claims Wyoming has violated its constitution by failing to adequately fund public schools. Eight school districts joined the lawsuit as intervenors to challenge the state. Wednesday’s decision by Judge Peter Froelicher stymies the state’s latest attempt to avoid having the merit...

  • Lander-based outdoor school NOLS sheds jobs, announces closures

    Katie Klingsporn, WyoFile.com|Apr 4, 2024

    Just four years after the COVID-19 pandemic upended operations at the National Outdoor Leadership School, the nonprofit wilderness school and staple of Wyoming's outdoor landscape has announced plans to shed jobs and close satellite facilities. NOLS, a global operation and major Fremont County employer with headquarters in Lander, will eliminate 60 jobs as well as suspend operations at three of its campuses come fall. The bulk of the layoffs, 42, will directly impact staff; the remaining 18...

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