Listen to the podcast version (MP3) Wyoming's three candidates for governor — Republican Eric Barlow, Constitution Party candidate Rebecca Bextel, and Democrat Kenneth Casner — debated Wednesday night at Riverton High School in a Wyoming PBS forum. With twenty days until Election Day, here is where they stand on the issues facing Wyoming's schools. A note on sourcing: the Oct 14 Wyoming PBS debate did not produce a transcript, but a morning-after recap (wyomingnews.com, publi

Listen to the podcast version (MP3) Three weeks from Election Day, school governance is on the ballot across Wyoming. Albany County voters will reshape most of their school board, the property-tax fight has pulled in the community colleges, and the race for superintendent of public instruction is now a two-way contest — with both candidates opposed to school vouchers. Here is what matters this morning, in about five minutes. Six of nine Albany County school board seats are on

Listen to the podcast version (MP3) Wyoming's school-funding argument has entered a new phase. In a divided September 17 decision, the Wyoming Supreme Court said the state's method for funding teacher pay had fallen short of its constitutional duty — while also narrowing a lower court order that would have required additional spending in several other areas. Case: State of Wyoming v. Wyoming Education Association, 2026 WY 99. The decision is both a victory and a constraint fo