School chiefs applaud governor on K-12 funding

A coalition of Wyoming school districts welcomes Gov. Matt Mead’s support of an inflation adjustment for K-12 public schools, but the governor did not agree to make up the money districts say they lost in recent years.

"The back money from past years, where we hadn’t had an inflation adjustment, we’re going to continue in dialogue," said Donna Little-Kaumo, superintendent of Sweetwater County School District 2 in Green River.

Mead’s supplemental budget proposal released this week includes $15 million to help schools cover increasing costs for basic needs, such as heating and school materials, in the next school year.

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