Bob Nelson talks with Glenn Woods about Wyoming school staffing. 

On March 17th staff member Robert Nelson had the opportunity to sit down with KGAB host Glenn Woods. They discussed topics based on education such as Wyoming's education budget and the upcoming work of the recalibration committee. They also discussed the recent legislative session and it's most engaged legislators. 

Here is a question often heard since the extent of Wyoming's K-12 funding shortfall has become widely discussed; "Is Wyoming education top-heavy with administrative staff?" The short answer would appear to be yes.  Graph 1 uses data from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) from fall 2013 (the most recent available) in two separ...

Ever wonder what it's like to testify in front of a committee? Watch as our very own Robert Nelson testified to the Wyoming House Education committee last January. 

Bob Nelson chats with Doug Randall on KGAB 650 AM about 2017 school legislation.

Wyoming Liberty Group recently wrote Can We Rely on NAEP Rankings Part 1 Wyoming's rankings versus other states in National Assessment of Education Progress (NAEP) scores. We pointed out that, while our rankings look very good, appearances are deceiving. The scores were: Reading Grade 4 – Ranked 8th of 52 (50 states plus D.C. and Department of...

Wyoming is talking. In fact, many are happy. What they're jubilant about is Wyoming schools' 2015 National Assessment of Education Progress (NAEP) scores. There is room to be pleased about where Wyoming ranks versus other jurisdictions in reading and math in both Grades 4 and 8. Reading Grade 4 – Ranked 8th of 52 (50 states plus D.C. and Department...

Bob Nelson talks with Doug Randall about developments in Wyoming education funding and reform.

Wyoming's Joint Interim Education Committee and Select Committee on Education Accountability both met on November 14th and 15th. The Legislative Service Office opened the agenda on the 14th with a fiscal update including a forecast out to 2021-22 which was grim, to say the least. After that reminder, the committees continued conversations on topics...

NAEP (National Assessment of Educational Progress) and standardized reading and math test scores are often referred to by Wyoming Liberty Group in its articles about Wyoming K-12 education. Since WLG is not enthusiastic about federal involvement in education, people may reasonably ask why WLG seems to harp on them. To begin with, reading and math a...