Wyoming department of education

On the Agenda District Assessment Systems, the strategic direction of the Wyoming Department of Education (WDE), and proposed standards in Science and three other content areas.

The pilot ratings will act as a test of the new system for rating school performance, which was developed by the WDE.

It looks like the Wyoming Proficiency Assessments for Wyoming Students (PAWS) test is going to be around for awhile.

Of the 351 individual schools in Wyoming, 171 met AYP, which was 48.7 percent of Wyoming Schools. Last year 205 out of 354 schools made AYP (57.9 percent). Nearly 73 percent of districts met AYP as well.

The Wyoming Schools have been named as Blue Ribbon Schools by the U.S. Department of Education.

The Wyoming Department of Education and the State Board of Education announced locations for their regional summits on the Wyoming Accountability in Education Act. department of education spokesman Tom Lacock says Wyoming’s Summit on Education Accountability is a series of meetings offering answers to questions on accountability efforts in Wyoming education, while collecting feedback from educator

Richard Crandall,the new head of the Wyoming Department of Education, says he would like to see the state assessment results back within a few weeks instead of a few months. Crandall says getting the results back in the spring rather than in August will allow teachers to develop a customized plan for a child who may not be performing at grade level...

The Wyoming Department of Education (WDE) released the statewide scores for the 2013 Proficiency Assessments for Wyoming Students (PAWS), Wednesday in Cheyenne. The report shows that the 2013 PAWS proficiency rates declined across each grade level and content area compared to the 2012 exam...

Richard Crandall took over as head of the Wyoming Department of Education Monday. Two building proposals at Laramie County Community College top the list of $128 million in capital construction projects recommended by the Wyoming Community College Commission. Doug Randall as the details.  Click past the jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.

The Wyoming Department of Education has opened a two-week public comment period for it's waiver request to the US Department of Education. The state department wants to maintain it's current levels of annual measurable objectives under the federal No Child Left Behind Act. Some employers in Teton County are having a hard time finding summer employees. Click past jump to listen to Wyoming Radio New