Wyoming department of education

K-12 enrollment is up in the Cowboy State. Data released Thursday by the Wyoming Department of Education (WDE) shows nearly 700 more students enrolled in public schools this year compared to the 2014-15 school year. "We went from 93,303 students last school year to 94,002 students this school year," said Kari Eakins, Communications Director for the WDE...

In an effort to combat childhood hunger, the Wyoming Department of Education is seeking sponsors for a federally funded program to provide nutritious meals and snacks to low-income students this summer. "During the regular school year, about 38 percent of Wyoming's kids qualify for free and reduced-price meals," said Amanda Anderson, WDE Nutrition Program Consultant...

If you live in Wyoming, or plan to pass through and stop, there are no better places that the natural wonders and historic sites to see in the Cowboy State.

The U.S. Department of Education Wednesday announced the approval of Wyoming's plan to ensure equitable access to excellent educators. In July 2014, the U.S. Department of Education announced a comprehensive Excellent Educators for All Initiative...

Venture capitalist Ted Dintersmith visited with Wyoming education and business leaders in Cheyenne Monday. Dintersmith served as executive producer for the renowned education documentary "Most Likely to Succeed" and co-authored the acclaimed book of the same name...

The Wyoming Department of Education is working with stakeholders to make sure students are college, career and military ready. "We will focus on college, career, and military readiness by 2020 and will track progress using the Wyoming Measures Up website," said Superintendent Jillian Balow...

The Wyoming State Board of Education continues to work on a statewide system of support to make sure struggling school districts have the tools they need to succeed. A Wyoming Department of Education consultant is working with representatives of professional education groups as well as members of the higher education community to discuss creating a guiding coalition to help plan the system of supp

Wyoming schools could face a budget shortfall of $700 million in the two-year funding cycle that starts next summer. Superintendent Jillian Balow says the Wyoming Department of Education has been looking at ways to be more efficient, even though Governor Matt Mead has promised to stand firm on funding for education...

Wyoming's fourth and eighth graders continue to outperform national average test scores in math and reading. Results from the state's 2015 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) released Wednesday, show only two states performed higher in fourth grade math and only three states performed higher in fourth grade reading...

The Wyoming Department of Education is partnering with employers to ensure students are ready for the next step after high school. "Times are changing and so must we," said Superintendent Jillian Balow. "This initiative allows us to meet our responsibility to look at every student individually to help them determine their next steps after high school, whether that is college, career