College

One week ago, the greatest weekend of the year occurred, and out of an initial field of 68 teams (who am I kidding, we only care about 64), we are now down to the "Sweet 16," only three games away from a national champion. There being no games to write about for the past few days, there is a chance you have forgotten what this whole semi-expert picking thing is all about. In a nutshell, I have no expertise in basketball other than my distinction for watching quite a bit of it, my bench-warming prowess on a high school varsity team, the honorary captain title for a freshman team, and the heavily-laden-in-street-cred-6th-grade-nickname "Downtown."

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Since the economy took a turn for the worse, more and more young adults are moving back home with their parents after graduating from college, and this could be one reason why: recent grads are making less now than they did a decade ago.

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CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — A bill that would require most Wyoming college students get vaccinated against meningitis has died in the Senate.

Senate File 54 failed to get consideration on the Senate floor before a deadline last Friday

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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama wants community colleges and businesses to work together to train 2 million workers in high-growth industries. On Monday, he will seek $8 billion to create a fund to encourage such partnerships

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SHERIDAN, Wyo. (AP) — One of the leaders of the Legislature’s Joint Appropriations Committee says funding for community colleges could be a tough issue for lawmakers during the upcoming budget session

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CASPER, Wyo. (AP) — Casper College is hosting an education summit this week.

The Wyoming Science, Technology, Engineering and Math and Career Teacher Education Summit is set for Thursday.

More than 100 education leaders and others from around the state and elsewhere are expected to attend

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