Wyoming’s Superintendent of Education, Jillian Balow, was a guest on the KBBS Morning Show and discussed the task facing the Wyoming Legislature in finding a suitable solution to the educational funding deficit facing the state.
Balow sees the legislature’s need to look at the current “basket of goods” as the determining factor in how the $400 million shortfall is handled…
In recent years, the current funding model has allowed Wyoming to score among the top among all 50 states in student achievements.
But according to Balow, lofty achievements going forward may come at a cost…
The legislative recalibration committee has been working with an educational consultant in an effort to provide guidance to the legislature before next year’s budget session.
