Wyoming Department of Education

The Wyoming Department of Education says that proficiency rates declined in recent PAWS testing in the state, and for most categories, Albany County Schools are no exception.

The Wyoming Department of Education released the statewide scores for the 2013 Proficiency Assessments for Wyoming Students or PAWS test.

Goovernor Mead said he needs more time because of the quality of the candidates. He said all of them are eager to come to Wyoming.

The Chairmen of the Legislature’s Joint Education Committee are sponsoring legislation to change the governance of Wyoming K-12 public education system.  Sen. Hank Coe (R-Park) and Rep. Matt Teeters (R-Goshen) have offered SF0104  “Education - state administration” to create an appointed position to administer the Department of Education...

State schools Superintendent Cindy Hill says a negative report on the Wyoming Department of Education is part of an agenda to make her elected office an appointed position.

CASPER, Wyo. (AP) — More Wyoming schools failed to meet federal education benchmarks last year. Fourteen of Wyoming’s 48 school districts and 180 schools didn’t meet what’s called adequate yearly progress under the No Child Left Behind law...

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — U.S. Department of Education officials are in Wyoming as part of an annual bus tour across the country on education issues.

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Wyoming students scored lower than the national average on the most recent ACT college entrance exam.