The number of students receiving free and reduced-price meals at Wyoming public schools increased this year, even though the state’s economy has been steadily improving.
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By Sarah Garland, The Hechinger Report
Elliott Elementary in Lincoln, Neb., struck off on its own last year when it became the only school in the city to win money through the federal School Improve…
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Just over a year into her job as Wyoming’s top public education official, Cindy Hill is finding that the learning curve in managing a large government agency can be more challenging than running a grade school.
Under her watc…
Published Online: March 21, 2012
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — A study of public school students in Laramie County School District 1 suggests that students who move multiple times to different schools can see their academics suffer.
Superintendent Mark …
Published Online: March 5, 2012
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — The public school education reform bill continues to advance through the state House of Representatives.
The House approved some minor changes to Senate File 57 on Monday before sending it on…
Published Online: February 29, 2012
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — The House of Representatives is scheduled to get its first look Wednesday at a Senate bill that continues education overhaul efforts in Wyoming’s public schools.
Senate File 57, which pas…
Published Online: February 17, 2012
CASPER, Wyo. (AP) — Wyoming has spent nearly $1.7 million on education consultants over the past three years after the state Supreme Court tasked the Legislature with providing equitable and adequate funding f…
Continue Reading →Wyoming was the first state in the US to grant women the right to vote in 1869. It was because Wyoming needed women’s votes to become a state. Thereafter it got nicknamed as the Equality State and the Suffrage State.
Other nicknames of the state are the Cowboy State, Big Wyoming, and the Sagebrush State.
Wyoming [...]
Continue Reading →Published Online: June 30, 2010
Fargo, N.D.
Supporters of a high-speed broadband network that connects researchers in a dozen northern states say the system is in good shape despite university budget cutbacks, thanks in part to a new federal initi…
By Ellen Flax
Recent revelations that major Wyoming oil and gas producers may have underpaid millions of dollars in property taxes have prompted lawmakers to consider a bill that would expand the state’s authority to audit and monitor mineral product…