Wyoming Department of Education

CHEYENNE — Less than a week before Wyoming Department of Education officials were scheduled to appear in Laramie County District Court for a public records lawsuit hearing, the state agency provided 1,170 pages of public records in connection to an anti-sexualization press conference.   The press...
CHEYENNE — State lawmakers have been tasked with studying how to reopen the Wyoming Cowboy Challenge Academy following its closure in September due to sustained staff vacancies and safety concerns.   The Wyoming Military Department made it clear Thursday to the Joint Transportation, Highways and...
CHEYENNE — State Superintendent of Public Instruction Megan Degenfelder released a strategic plan Thursday that will guide the Wyoming Department of Education for the next four years.  It places an emphasis on parental empowerment, job preparation and developing citizenship for students.   Her...
CHEYENNE — In a records-request fight between two residents and the Wyoming Department of Education, initial documents show the state spent taxpayer dollars on a private anti-sexualization event hosted by the former state superintendent.   Brian Schroeder was appointed as the state superintendent...
SHERIDAN (WNE) — Gov. Mark Gordon announced he has advanced the second phase of the Wyoming Innovation Partnership, a workforce enhancement initiative aimed at improving opportunities for Wyoming residents to boost their incomes by receiving training and earning degrees in high-growth fields.  ...
As the end of the school year creeps closer, schools in Weston County School District No. 1 are beginning to enter the WY-TOPP testing window.    While both Newcastle Elementary School and Newcastle High School have been designated as “partially meeting expectations”  by the Wyoming Department of...
The Weston County School District No. 1 board of trustees wants to use exit interviews or surveys to better determine why teachers and other staff members leave the district. The hope is to use the information to learn wha the district can do better retain quality employees.   Over the past two...
CHEYENNE — Two Wyoming residents are seeking answers as to how an anti-sexualization press conference held by the now-former state superintendent was organized and paid for.   George Powers and Rodger McDaniel are both retired attorneys living in southeastern Wyoming who filed a lawsuit Friday in...
CHEYENNE — Only one bill directly addressing child care in Wyoming made it all the way through the House of Representatives, but some lawmakers hope it is not the end of the conversation.   Rep. Mike Yin, D-Jackson, is among the state lawmakers interested in providing more opportunities for early...
CHEYENNE —  Legislation that would influence instruction and supporting materials as public schools teach students about the U.S. Constitution, the Wyoming Constitution and “the study of and devotion to American institutions and ideals” was passed Wednesday morning out of the Senate Education...

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