Every Student Succeeds Act

The State Report Card is an annual requirement of the Every Student Succeeds Act signed by President Obama in 2015

The state department also will distribute the new plan to Wyoming's 48 school districts.

The Director of Instruction for Laramie County School District#1 says people shouldn't think schools will be held to a lower standard under a new federal education law.

Wyoming Superintendent of Public Instruction Jillian Balow says she is hoping a change in a federal education law will allow the state to do more to help struggling schools on the Wind River Indian Reservation.

The Wyoming Department of Education held a virtual town hall meeting Thursday to gather public input on the implementation of the Every Student Succeeds Act.

U.S. President Barack Obama on Thursday signed the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) into law. ESSA replaces the much-criticized No Child Left Behind Act and gives states greater decision making power over education. "This is such an improvement over what we've had," said Wyoming State Superintendent of Public Instruction Jillian Balow...

The U.S. Senate has passed a bill replacing the much-criticized No Child Left Behind law. The legislation, known as the Every Student Succeeds Act, returns much of the control of education policy to the states. Wyoming Education Association President Kathy Vetter says the past 14 years of No Child Left Behind meant too many tests, and overly severe consequences for schools where students didn't sc