Lawmakers: Wyoming education funding remarkable. Two-thirds of budget goes to education, including scholarships

The Legislature adjourned its 2006 session on Saturday with leaders of both parties saying the budget state lawmakers produced over the past month offers unprecedented levels of funding and opportunity for Wyoming over the next two years.

Spending on education accounts for nearly two-thirds of the $3.4 billion in state spending that Gov. Dave Freudenthal signed into law Friday.

Funding for K-12 schools, the state’s community college system, the University of Wyoming and various school construction projects totals more than $2.2 billion.

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