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CHEYENNE — A new educational partnership in Wyoming will help improve education across the state. A memorandum of understanding signed this week between the Wyoming Department of Education, Wyoming Community College Commission, University of Wyoming and all seven of the state’s community colleges allows the organizations to share student data with the goal of improving opportunities and support for students. Sandy Caldwell, executive director of the Wyoming Community College Commission, said, “It is a monumental occurrence. It has taken many, m...
CHEYENNE — State school districts are learning more about their students this week, thanks to results from new statewide standardized tests. The Wyoming Department of Education on Wednesday released the first set of results from the new Wyoming Test of Proficiency and Progress (WY-TOPP). On average, about half of the students who took the assessment tested as proficient or advanced in math, science and English language arts, which includes reading and writing skills. Jillian Balow, state superintendent of public instruction, said, “(This) was...
CHEYENNE – State education officials are forging ahead with efforts to offer computer science to every student in Wyoming. The Wyoming Department of Education on Monday announced the creation of Boot Up Wyoming 2022, an initiative to facilitate the addition of computer science to K-12 curricula. Following the state Legislature’s passage of Enrolled Act 48, every Wyoming school district must offer computer science to every student by the 2022-23 school year. “When it’s all said and done, every single student in Wyoming will have the opportu...
CHEYENNE – The community is split following an announcement that the local school district would support possible student walkouts in its high schools. Laramie County School District 1 administrators said Thursday they would allow student walkouts against school violence March 14 while monitoring the activities and making them into educational experiences. Tracey Kinney, LCSD1’s assistant superintendent of instruction, stated, “Violence doesn’t support social progress. We’ve known that for a long time. And we want our students to understan...