KGAB 650AM » Wyoming department of education http://kgab.com KGAB, Your source for Cheyenne news and talk Tue, 21 May 2013 23:44:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 WDE: 21st Century Community Learning Centers Grant Winners http://kgab.com/wde-21st-century-community-learning-centers-grant-winners/ http://kgab.com/wde-21st-century-community-learning-centers-grant-winners/#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 21:04:37 +0000 Cheyenne News Staff http://kgab.com/?p=261929 Wyoming Department of Education Interim Director Jim Rose announced the 11 recipients of the 21st Century Community Learning Centers (21 CCLC) Cohort Eight grant in Cheyenne Tuesday.

The grant is authorized under Title IV, Part B of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, as amended by the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001

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]]> http://kgab.com/wde-21st-century-community-learning-centers-grant-winners/feed/ 0 (Sean Gallup/Getty) WDE Grants Waivers to K-3 Class Size Mandate http://kgab.com/wde-grants-waivers-to-k-3-class-size-mandate/ http://kgab.com/wde-grants-waivers-to-k-3-class-size-mandate/#comments Tue, 16 Apr 2013 21:28:20 +0000 Cheyenne News Staff http://kgab.com/?p=255597 Wyoming Department of Education (WDE) Interim Director Jim Rose granted waivers to each of the 22 school districts that applied for waivers from the state-mandated 16:1 student-to-teacher ratio in grades K-3 for the 2012-13 school year

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]]> http://kgab.com/wde-grants-waivers-to-k-3-class-size-mandate/feed/ 0 Buffalo Ridge Elementary School (Courtesy of Laramie County school District 1) Wyoming Education Department Seeking Summer Food Service Partners http://kgab.com/wyoming-education-department-seeking-summer-food-service-partners/ http://kgab.com/wyoming-education-department-seeking-summer-food-service-partners/#comments Tue, 09 Apr 2013 14:03:02 +0000 Amy Richards http://kgab.com/?p=253578 The Wyoming Department of Education is seeking houses of worship to participated in the Summer Food Service Program for summer of 2013. The Summer Food Service Program helps Wyoming children up to the age o

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]]> http://kgab.com/wyoming-education-department-seeking-summer-food-service-partners/feed/ 0 (Courtesy of USDA) Hay Prices Still High [AUDIO] http://kgab.com/hay-prices-still-high-audio/ http://kgab.com/hay-prices-still-high-audio/#comments Tue, 05 Feb 2013 16:06:52 +0000 Cheyenne News Staff http://kgab.com/?p=241394 The Interim Director of the Wyoming Department of Education has already made some changes since taking over administration of the agency last week. Amy Richards has a report. Hay prices are continuing to run well above last year. Joy Greenwald reports. Click past jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News

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]]> http://kgab.com/hay-prices-still-high-audio/feed/ 0 (Jeff T. Green/Getty) Hassenour:Ballot Challenge Possible on Ed Leadership http://kgab.com/hassenourballot-challenge-possible-on-ed-leadership/ http://kgab.com/hassenourballot-challenge-possible-on-ed-leadership/#comments Wed, 30 Jan 2013 18:29:49 +0000 Doug Randall http://kgab.com/?p=239961 Laramie County political activist and County Commissioner M. Lee Hassenour says he's hearing from Tea Party activists and members of the Constituition Party about a possible petition drive to get the removal of the State Superintendent of Public Instruction as head of the state Education Department on the election ballot in 2014

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]]> http://kgab.com/hassenourballot-challenge-possible-on-ed-leadership/feed/ 0 Wyoming State Capitol (Michael Smith/Newsmakers) Bill Would Create Education Administration Position http://kgab.com/bill-would-create-education-administration-position/ http://kgab.com/bill-would-create-education-administration-position/#comments Thu, 10 Jan 2013 17:24:51 +0000 Amy Richards http://kgab.com/?p=235235 The Chairmen of the Legislature’s Joint Education Committee are sponsoring legislation to change the governance of Wyoming K-12 public education system.  Sen. Hank Coe (R-Park) and Rep. Matt Teeters (R-Goshen) have offered SF0104  “Education - state administration” to create an appointed position to administer the Department of Education

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]]> http://kgab.com/bill-would-create-education-administration-position/feed/ 0 Mead's Office Implementing Ed Dept. Oversight [AUDIO] http://kgab.com/meads-office-implementing-ed-dept-oversight-audio/ http://kgab.com/meads-office-implementing-ed-dept-oversight-audio/#comments Mon, 16 Jul 2012 13:47:47 +0000 Doug Randall http://kgab.com/?p=87992 Governor Matt Mead's staff is hustling to implement a legislative directive requiring oversight of some spending at the state Department of Education. Amy Richards reports. U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack says he has some concerns about the version of the Farm Bill that was passed by the House Agriculture Committee last week. Click past jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.

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]]> http://kgab.com/meads-office-implementing-ed-dept-oversight-audio/feed/ 0 Gov. Matt Mead (Courtesy of Governor's Office) Wyoming Eighth Graders Outscore National Average [AUDIO] http://kgab.com/wyoming-eighth-graders-outscore-national-average-audio/ http://kgab.com/wyoming-eighth-graders-outscore-national-average-audio/#comments Fri, 11 May 2012 12:44:00 +0000 Doug Randall http://kgab.com/?p=72164 The Wyoming Department of Education says Wyoming 8th graders continued to outperform the nation in science on the 2011 National Assessment of Educational Progress. Amy Richards reports. The Wyoming Department of Workforce Services will host an open house for their new facility in Laramie today. Click past jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.

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]]> http://kgab.com/wyoming-eighth-graders-outscore-national-average-audio/feed/ 0 Education Accounability Act Information Available http://kgab.com/education-accounability-act-information-available/ http://kgab.com/education-accounability-act-information-available/#comments Thu, 03 May 2012 00:00:20 +0000 Cheyenne News Staff http://kgab.com/?p=69540 The Wyoming Department of Education has released an overview of the Wyoming Accountability in Education Act.

The overview summarizes Enrolled Act 65 into five categories: Assessment of Students, School Performance Rating and Reporting, Support and Capacity Building for Wyoming schools, Teacher and Leader Effectiveness, and District Assessment systems. It also identifies areas for future discussion related to the Accountability system. The overview also includes a timeline of key dates along the path towards implementation of the system.

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]]> http://kgab.com/education-accounability-act-information-available/feed/ 0 State Superintendent Cindy Hill Animal Damage Management Board Seeking Applications [AUDIO] http://kgab.com/animal-damage-management-board-seeking-applications-audio/ http://kgab.com/animal-damage-management-board-seeking-applications-audio/#comments Mon, 09 Apr 2012 23:05:46 +0000 Amy Richards http://kgab.com/?p=62997 The Wyoming Animal Damage Management Board is seeking grant applications for special projects that emphasize integrated predator management in Wyoming. Doug Randall reports. The Wyoming Department of Education is sponsoring the the School Improvement Grant conference in Casper at the University of Wyoming Outreach Center Tuesday and Wednesday. Click past the jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.

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]]> http://kgab.com/animal-damage-management-board-seeking-applications-audio/feed/ 0 Coyote (Courtesy Rebecca Richardson/Wikipedia) Travel Restrictions In Effect on Parts of Bridger Teton National Forest [AUDIO] http://kgab.com/travel-restrictions-in-effect-on-parts-of-bridger-teton-national-forest-audio/ http://kgab.com/travel-restrictions-in-effect-on-parts-of-bridger-teton-national-forest-audio/#comments Fri, 06 Apr 2012 18:05:54 +0000 Amy Richards http://kgab.com/?p=62350 The Wyoming Department of Education will be accepting public comment through May 2nd on an application for part ''B' federal special education funds. Doug Randall reports. Travel restrictions remain in effect on the Bridger Teton National Forest. Click past the jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.

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]]> http://kgab.com/travel-restrictions-in-effect-on-parts-of-bridger-teton-national-forest-audio/feed/ 0 Bridger Teton National Forest (Courtesy of USDA) WDE Education to Demonstrate New Assesment Tool http://kgab.com/wde-education-to-demonstrate-new-assesment-tool/ http://kgab.com/wde-education-to-demonstrate-new-assesment-tool/#comments Mon, 12 Mar 2012 18:39:54 +0000 Amy Richards http://kgab.com/?p=55397 The Wyoming Department of Education will host a demonstration of its Assessment Resource Tool (ART) at 9:30 a.m., Wednesday, March 14 in the Westward Room of the Natrona County School District’s Central Services building. Wyoming Department of Education

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]]> http://kgab.com/wde-education-to-demonstrate-new-assesment-tool/feed/ 0 East High School (Courtesy of LCSD #1) Draft Plan Due for Drilling Near Hoback River [AUDIO] http://kgab.com/draft-plan-due-for-drilling-near-hoback-river-audio/ http://kgab.com/draft-plan-due-for-drilling-near-hoback-river-audio/#comments Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:05:17 +0000 Cheyenne News Staff http://kgab.com/?p=46879 An investigation is underway into how a state agency is handling an employee.  Rich Denison has more from Casper. A draft of a plan is expected by March for a new option for drilling on national forest land near the Hoback River in Western Wyoming. Doug Randall reports. Click past the jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.

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]]> http://kgab.com/draft-plan-due-for-drilling-near-hoback-river-audio/feed/ 0 Hoback River (Courtesy of the U.S. Department of Transportation) Super Cindy Hill Monday on the Morning Zone http://kgab.com/super-cindy-hill-monday-on-the-morning-zone/ http://kgab.com/super-cindy-hill-monday-on-the-morning-zone/#comments Mon, 09 Jan 2012 12:36:26 +0000 Dave Chaffin http://kgab.com/?p=40950 Today at 7:o7 AM MST on The Morning Zone, Frosty Wooldridge begins our discussion segments with his continuing discussion on the long term consequences of unchecked immigration and population. We'll review the details

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]]> http://kgab.com/super-cindy-hill-monday-on-the-morning-zone/feed/ 0 State Superintendent Cindy Hill Dept. of Ed Seeks Standards Input [AUDIO] http://kgab.com/dept-of-ed-seeks-standards-input-audio/ http://kgab.com/dept-of-ed-seeks-standards-input-audio/#comments Tue, 27 Dec 2011 14:56:20 +0000 Doug Randall http://kgab.com/?p=38355

Livability.com has ranked  Gillette as the 10th most liveable winter city in the United States. The Wyoming Department of Education is asking for public input on revised state Content and Performance Standards is several areas.  Amy Richards has details. Click past jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News

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]]> http://kgab.com/dept-of-ed-seeks-standards-input-audio/feed/ 0 (Courtesy of U.S. Department of Education) Wyoming Gets Federal Education Grant (AUDIO) http://kgab.com/wyoming-gets-federal-education-grant-audio/ http://kgab.com/wyoming-gets-federal-education-grant-audio/#comments Fri, 14 Oct 2011 13:00:39 +0000 Doug Randall http://kgab.com/?p=23012 The Wyoming Department of Education has received a federal grant to help train teachers on educating students who have sensory impairments or autism. Amy Richards has details. The Wyoming Poison Control Center is warning parents and teachers about gummi bears soaked in vodka. Click past jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.

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]]> http://kgab.com/wyoming-gets-federal-education-grant-audio/feed/ 0 (Courtesy of U.S. Department of Education) Fuel Efficiency, Emissions Standards Announced [AUDIO] http://kgab.com/fuel-efficiency-emissions-standards-announced-audio/ http://kgab.com/fuel-efficiency-emissions-standards-announced-audio/#comments Fri, 26 Aug 2011 13:30:45 +0000 Doug Randall http://kgab.com/?p=11686 The Wyoming Department of Education is taking public comment on proposed new rules on seclusion and restraint of students through October 8th. Amy Richards has details. Fuel efficiency and greenhouse gas emission standards have been announced for trucks, buses, and other heavy duty vehicles. Ag Reporter Ahren Broad has more. Click past jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.

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]]> http://kgab.com/fuel-efficiency-emissions-standards-announced-audio/feed/ 0 (Justin Sullivan/Getty) Public Meetings Set on New Education Assessment [AUDIO] http://kgab.com/public-meetings-set-on-new-education-assessment-audio/ http://kgab.com/public-meetings-set-on-new-education-assessment-audio/#comments Wed, 17 Aug 2011 23:05:50 +0000 Cheyenne News Staff http://kgab.com/?p=10599 Officials with the Wyoming Department of Education will hold public meetings this month to discuss the 2013 assessment. Doug Randall has the details. The Wyoming Wildlife and Natural Resources Trust has named Wyoming Trout Unlimited their "Partner of the Year 2011." Click past the jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.

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]]> http://kgab.com/public-meetings-set-on-new-education-assessment-audio/feed/ 0 (Tim Boyle/Getty) Ed Dept. Taking Comment on Restraint (AUDIO) http://kgab.com/ed-dept-taking-comment-on-restraint-audio/ http://kgab.com/ed-dept-taking-comment-on-restraint-audio/#comments Tue, 16 Aug 2011 11:05:05 +0000 Doug Randall http://kgab.com/?p=10540 The Wyoming Department of Education is taking public comment on proposed state guidelines governing restraint and seclusion of public school students. Amy Richards has a report. A 40 year old Casper woman was killed Monday in a single vehicle rollover north of Casper. Click past jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.

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]]> http://kgab.com/ed-dept-taking-comment-on-restraint-audio/feed/ 0 (Maurice Ambler/Picture Post/Getty Images) BLM To Burn Nine Thousand Acres On Seminoe Mountain [Audio] http://kgab.com/blm-to-burn-nine-thousand-acres-on-seminoe-mountain/ http://kgab.com/blm-to-burn-nine-thousand-acres-on-seminoe-mountain/#comments Tue, 05 Apr 2011 23:05:01 +0000 Amy Richards http://kgab.com/?p=4264 The Bureau of Land Management plans to burn about 9,000 acres of Seminoe Mountain over the next 10 years. Doug Randall reports that the Department of Education and local school districts are working to implement education reforms passed by this year's Wyoming Legislature. Click past the jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News. 

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