Proposal to combine Wyoming school districts lacks support

(AP) — A proposal to slash the number of school districts in Wyoming by more than half to save money doesn't appear to be making the grade in the state Legislature.

Consolidating the state's 48 school districts into 23 — one for each county — is one of the ideas suggested to ease the state's K-12 funding crisis.

While consolidation would save the state some money on administrative costs, "it's highly personal for folks that have a county with multiple districts where those districts have very different centers, different athletics teams, different communities and don't want to be forced into a situation where all that's brought together," Rothfuss said.