Beginning Monday, April 12, Laramie County School District 1 high schools will start classes 15 minutes earlier and limit students to 30 minutes for lunch.
A task force is looking for an alternative to PAWS, the statewide test administered to 3rd through 8th graders in Wyoming.
Scott Marion, a consultant for the Legislative Service Office and the facilitator of the Statewide Assessment Task Force, told the Wyoming State Board of Education on Thursday that the legislature shouldn't be deciding how students are tested...
The Wyoming Department of Education (WDE) is partnering with the Wyoming State Board of Education to approve a statewide system of support before the quickly approaching school year gets underway.
"Basically since November/December we've really worked on making sure that the statewide system of support meets the needs of our most struggling schools as intended in federal regulation as well as
Education experts say it's important that Wyoming students are ready to compete on a global level.
Kathy Vetter, President of the Wyoming Education Association, says the Wyoming State Board of Education is looking at different ways to prepare the next generation so that they can take on the world.
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The Wyoming Board of Education opted to not implement so-called Next Generation Science Standards in place of Wyoming’s decade-old standards Friday, deciding instead to turn back to a Wyoming Department of Education committee for further guidance...
Two new reports from the National Wildlife Federation make the case that cover crops are a big plus for farmer's bottom lines and also bring environmental benefits. Deborah Smith with Wyoming News Service reports. The state Board of Education is sticking with it's adoption of common core academic standards, despite opposition from the Wyoming Liberty Group and other critics of the standards...
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Grand Teton National Park saw a nearly 5 percent increase in visitors last year, with more of those visitors choosing to camp rather than stay in park lodges. Amy Richards has a report. The state Board of Education has approved an RFP--or Request For Proposals--for a firm to be used in it's search for a new Director. Joy Greenwald has a report. Click past jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.
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