Wyoming department of education

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...

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.

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.

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

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. R

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.

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 spokeswoman  Cassie Lallak says The ART is a statewide data analysis tool for the Wyoming educational community...

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.

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 of his latest column, too, which you read in it's entirity right here on kgab...

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