No Child Left Behind Act

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.

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 Chief of Staff for Wyoming Superintendent of Public Instruction Jillian Balow says the federal No Child Left Behind law as it's currently written doesn't work.

Laramie County School District#1 Superintendent Mark Stock says he thinks the the standards ''are absolutely unrealistic", adding "everyone knew the goals were unattainable".

Wyoming Department of Education Interim Director Jim Rose announced the 11 recipients of the 21st Century Community Learning Centers (21 CCLC) Cohort Eight grant in Cheyenne Tuesday. The grant is authorized under Title IV, Part B of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, as amended by the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001...

U.S. Senator Mike Enzi (R-WY) says proposed changes to the decade old No Child Left Behind Act are not perfect, but it's a start. The Cheyenne VA Medical Center is receiving 2.6 million from the Department of Veterans Affairs to expand and continue its rural heatlh care program. Doug Randall reports. Click past the jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.