Wyoming schools face $1.8 billion projected shortfall, report shows

Wyoming’s education system is projected to face a roughly $1.8 billion shortfall by the end of the 2022 fiscal year, according to a recent report to the Joint Education Interim Committee.

The staggering number, which comes amid an energy industry downturn, has prompted some lawmakers to discuss further spending cuts and the need to raise additional revenues.

The school operations shortfall for 2019 and 2020 was projected to be about $720 million. The deficit was anticipated to increase another $800 million for the two years after that.

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