Wyoming receives $43 million with federal literacy grant
◆ Statewide literacy task force will be launched. CHEYENNE (WNE) – Teachers could soon have a few more tools to promote reading in their classrooms, as the Wyoming Department of Education has received a federal grant totaling $43.3 million that…
About 100 Cheyenne junior high school school students told to stay home after staff member tests positive for COVID-19
By Tom Coulter Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via- Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE – Roughly 100 students from Cheyenne’s McCormick Junior High were told to stay home Tuesday after a staff member at the school tested positive for COVID-19 over the weekend….
Public health orders extended as Wyoming cases jump by 64
By Tom Coulter Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via- Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE — As Wyoming reported its single-day record for increase in lab-confirmed COVID-19 cases Tuesday, Gov. Mark Gordon announced the state’s current public health orders have been extended through Aug….
Wyoming given federal waiver from required student testing
◆ Wyoming Dept. of Education accepting comments. Provided by the Wyoming Department of Education The U.S. Department of Education (USED) granted Wyoming a waiver Friday from certain federal assessment and accountability requirements in light of the widespread school closures due…
Wyoming graduation rates up for sixth consecutive year
CHEYENNE – The Wyoming Department of Education (WDE) announced today that high school graduation rates increased to 82.1% in 2018-19, marking the sixth consecutive year of improvement from the class of 2013, where 77.6% of students graduated. Full graduation rate…