Learning Collaborative launches second round of pilot programs
CHEYENNE – Wyoming’s Future of Learning collaborative is accepting applications from school districts for the second round of a pilot project to reimagine K-12 education through competency based learning. This opportunity will expand the reach of the initial RIDE pilot…
Comment sought on Career and Tech Ed.
CHEYENNE – The Wyoming Department of Education (WDE) is seeking public comment on the proposed Wyoming State Plan for the Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act (Perkins V). The act provides federal funding for secondary and…
Governor Urges Continued Investment in Education and Workforce Development through WIP Initiative
CHEYENNE, Wyo. – In a budget letter submitted to the Wyoming Legislature’s Joint Appropriations Committee (JAC), Governor Mark Gordon has called for a $30 million investment to ensure long-term sustainability of his Wyoming Innovation Partnership (WIP). The WIP initiative is a…
New texts, emails show Wyoming Department of Education staff hesitated to move forward with 2022 event
By Samir Knox Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via- Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE — Text messages and emails provided to the Wyoming Tribune Eagle show confusion and dissent among Wyoming Department of Education staffers last year, as they scrambled to figure out…
Wyoming G&F and Dept. of Ed come together on programs
• G&F points to classroom as ideal setting for the Wyoming programs. The Wyoming Game and Fish teamed up with the Department of Education this week to announce an initiative to take wildlife education into the classrooms of the schools…
Hearing shows gaps in ed department’s handling of records requests
By Maya Shimizu Harris Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — Thursday’s evidentiary hearing in a lawsuit concerning public records about an event hosted by former State Superintendent of Public Instruction Brian Schroeder revealed significant gaps in the Wyoming…
Wyoming G&F Announces Conservation Initiatives for Wyoming Schools
The Wyoming Game & Fish and the Wyoming Department of Education on Monday announced a new initiative that will allow for conservation topics to be taught in Wyoming’s public schools. Three core programs, or “crates,” will be taught, including “Trout…
Osmond develops new App for promoting positivity in schools
• Research as part of a thesis Local Star Valley resident Maggon Osmond has developed and is releasing an app called Kindness Matters that promotes positivity in the schools among students. She says she has worked with LCSD No. 2…
SV Attorney Mitchell Schwab appointed to new Charter board
◆ State Supt. calls on Schwab because of his experience in other states. State Superintendent Megan Degenfelder has appointed three individuals to the new Charter School Authorizing Board. Passed by the legislature during the 2023 session, Wyoming Statute 21-3-302 took…
State launches teacher retention and recruitment task force
By Jasmine Hall Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via- Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE — The Wyoming Department of Education and Wyoming Professional Teaching Standards Board announced Monday the creation of a Teacher Retention and Recruitment Task Force. The task force is designed…