Wyoming Senate advances sweeping school finance recalibration that increases K‑12 funding
Feb 19, 2026
After hours of debate, the Senate’s Committee of the Whole moved Senate File 81 forward with amendments, backing roughly $157.1 million in increased K‑12 funding over two years, changes to teacher salary calculations, adjustments to ADM averaging and a delayed study of mandating the state employee insurance plan.
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Senate leaders on Feb. 19 advanced a major recalibration of the state’s K‑12 funding model, approving amendments that together push increased classroom funding, higher model teacher pay targets and a package of implementation steps to guard against sudden inflation in local salary markets.
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