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More To Come on Wyoming Superintendent Probe

The Legislature's Select Investigative Committee has heard three days of lengthy testimony in its investigation of state schools Superintendent Cindy Hill. Read More|Comment Continue reading…

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3 Wyoming Schools Nominated for National Award

Three Wyoming schools have been nominated for the National Blue Ribbon Schools award. Read More|Comment Continue reading…

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Superintendent Investigation Delayed

The legislative committee investigating Wyoming schools Superintendent Cindy Hill is delaying its inquiry. Read More|Comment Continue reading…

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Wyoming Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Cindy Hill

The Wyoming Supreme Court has ruled in favor of State Superintendent Cindy Hill, saying that legislation removing her as the head of the State Education Department was not constitutional. Read...

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Wyoming Lawmakers Wrestle With Superintendent Ruling

A panel of Wyoming lawmakers is drafting a bill that could lead to a special legislative session to deal with fallout from the state Supreme Court decision in the superintendent of public instruction...

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Proposal Seeks To Eliminate Wyoming Schools Chief

A bipartisan group of lawmakers is proposing a constitutional amendment to eliminate the state superintendent of public instruction. Read More|Comment Continue reading…

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Wyoming Senate Panel Advances Superintendent Bill

The Senate Rules and Procedures Committee has endorsed a bill that could lead to a special legislative session later this year. Read More|Comment Continue reading…

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House Panel Endorses Student Privacy Bill

The House Judiciary Committee has advanced a bill that would require parental consent before certain education and personal data can be collected on their child. Read More|Comment Continue reading…

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Legislative Panel Endorses Hathaway Increase

The House Education Committee has endorsed two bills that would raise the Hathaway Scholarship award and allow Hathaway money to pay for summer classes. Read More|Comment Continue reading…

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Special Session Bill Dies in Wyoming Legislature

A bill that would allow for a special legislative session to deal with fallout from the recent state Supreme Court decision in the superintendent of public instruction case has died in the state House...

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Hathaway Award Increase Approved

Recipients of Wyoming's state-funded college scholarship will see an increase in their awards under a bill approved by the Legislature. Read More|Comment Continue reading…

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Wyoming's Josh Sharpe Takes Non-Traditional Route To Higher Education

In 2006, Josh Sharpe woke up one morning and decided he didn’t want to be the guy who goes through life unfulfilled in his work. Read More|Comment Continue reading…

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Natrona County Schools Placed on Brief Lockdown

Natrona County High School and Park Elementary School, in Casper, were placed on a brief lock down Wednesday afternoon. Read More|Comment Continue reading…

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New Leader Chosen For UW Medical Education Program

A veteran University of Wyoming faculty member has been chosen to lead the Wyoming medical education program. Read More|Comment Continue reading…

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UW: Associate Vice President and Dean of Students Candidates Will Interview...

Four candidates for the position of Associate Vice President and Dean of Students will interview for the job on the UW campus over the course of April. Read More|Comment Continue reading…

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Interview With Cindy Hill About Problems Facing Education [AUDIO]

Wyoming Superintendent of Public Instruction, Cindy Hill, speaks about problems facing Wyoming Education., Read More|Comment Continue reading…

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Governor Mead Censured By Platte County Republicans

The Platte County Republican Party has censured GOP Gov. Matt Mead for signing the law stripping power from the office of schools Superintendent Cindy Hill and not reversing the law after the Wyoming...

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US Dept. of Education Seeks Hill Records

The U.S. Department of Education is seeking more information from the Wyoming Deparmtnet of Education on its spending of federal funds under Superintendent Cindy Hill. Read More|Comment Continue reading…

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E-Cigarettes Banned

GILLETTE, WYO. (AP) — Campbell County School District trustees have revised policies to ban electronic smoking devices in and around all school facilities. District officials say that includes adults,...

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Governor Subject of Huffington Post Column

Wyoming Governor Matt Mead is the subject of a column in the Huffington Post. The issue at hand is the status of new science standards in the state, particularly the teaching of climate change.  The...

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