From microschools to basements to boats, Wyomingites embrace school choice with or without state money

From microschools to basements to boats, Wyomingites embrace school choice with or without state money

CASPER—It’s the Friday before Thanksgiving, and Bree Uresk is trying to wrangle her students to sit quietly. She knows the last day before a holiday break is particularly hard for 6- and 7-year-olds to be still. “You guys are being extra silly today,” she tells her eight students. It’s a typical school scene, but with fewer kids than your average public school classroom. Powder River Prep, where Uresk teaches, serves only 10 families. And that’s…