Superintendent Jillian Balow

It has come to light that Rylee McCollum, a 2019 graduate of Jackson Hole High School, was one of the U.S. Marines killed in Afghanistan on August 26. Upon learning this, State Superintendent of Public Instruction Jillian Balow released the following statement: “Saying that I am grateful for Rylee’s service to our country does not begin to encapsulate the grief and sadness I feel today as a mother

Balow says ''the state will offer "a few requirements and lots of suggestions" as to dealing with the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

Gov. Mark Gordon and State Superintendent of Public Instruction Jillian Balow have recommended that all schools remain closed to students through at least April 3.

No state scored higher than Wyoming for fourth-grade math.

Greater Cheyenne Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Dale Steenbergen says he hopes the state doesn't try to tax it's way out of budget challenges caused by declining revenues.

Wyoming Superintendent of Public Instruction Jillian Balow is catching flak over her recommendation to cut funding for the State Board of Education's coordinator position.

A new federal education law is getting high marks from the state's top education official as well as Governor Matt Mead and the state's congressional delegation. State Superintendent Jillian Balow and Governor Mead both addressed the state's first-ever Superintendent's Policy Summit--also known as the S5S Summit--on Thursday in Cheyenne...

A spate of mass shootings have many calling for greater gun regulations, but some in the Cowboy State are aiming to loosen the state's gun control laws. Even though efforts to repeal gun-free zones have been shot down by the Wyoming Legislature in recent years, there are still those who argue gun-free zones are a public safety risk because they block people from defending themselves and others...

CASPER, Wyo. (AP) - State schools Superintendent Jillian Balow says she supports keeping the ACT test mandatory for all 11th graders. The Wyoming Assessment Task Force, a group of principals, teachers and other educators, suggested in its recent report that the ACT should no longer be mandatory for juniors...

State Superintendent Of Public Instruction Jillian Balow is speaking out against a proposal to eventually make her office an appointed one rather than an elected position