Wyoming Education Association
CHEYENNE — A sense of urgency filled the hours of testimony heard Wednesday by the Wyoming Legislature’s Joint Education Committee in Casper.
Stakeholders with backgrounds spanning public health, family services and education described a mental health crisis among youth and a lack of resources to...
CHEYENNE – There was a spotlight placed on education during the Wyoming Legislature’s recent general session, as numerous bills were filed, spanning cost adjustments to prohibiting pornography in schools.
The Joint Education Committee and the Select Committee on School Facilities filed 19 bills...
CHEYENNE —A bill that would have repealed educational exceptions for promoting obscenity in Wyoming law was pulled from consideration by its sponsor during a Senate Education Committee meeting on Wednesday.
Chairman Sen. Charles Scott, R-Casper, agreed to hold back Senate File 177 in the wake of...
ROCK SPRINGS —Senate File 117, “Wyoming Parental Rights in Education Act,” passed the Senate on second reading Thursday afternoon after getting an initial vote of support Wednesday.
The majority of Wednesday’s debate focused on page 2, lines 1 through 18, which forbids educators from discussing...
CHEYENNE — Legislation that would influence instruction and supporting materials as public schools teach students about the U.S. Constitution, the Wyoming Constitution and “the study of and devotion to American institutions and ideals” was passed Wednesday morning out of the Senate Education...
JACKSON —The ACLU of Wyoming and the Wyoming Education Association have come out against state Sen. Dan Dockstader’s bill addressing parents’ rights in school.
But Dockstader, an Afton Republican who also represents southern Teton County, told the Jackson Hole Daily that the bill is misunderstood...
CASPER —Wyomingites may see something similar to Florida’s so-called “Don’t Say Gay” law become a reality in Wyoming.
Sen. Dan Dockstader, R-Afton, is sponsoring a bill that would bar classroom instruction about sexual orientation and gender identity in kindergarten through third grade, or “in a...
In the latest offshoot of an effort to improve Wyoming’s ability to attract and retain teachers, education officials are seeking members for a task force. The group will develop recommendations for state policymakers and district-level staff aimed at addressing a statewide teacher shortage.
The...
CHEYENNE — The Wyoming Department of Education and Wyoming Professional Teaching Standards Board announced Monday the creation of a Teacher Retention and Recruitment Task Force.
The task force is designed as a follow-up to the establishment of the Wyoming Teacher Apprenticeship program last fall,...
Sen. Cale Case (R-Lander) watches a presentation during a House Transportation, Highways, and Military Affairs Committee meeting March 30, 2021, inside the state Capitol. (Michael Cummo/Wyoming Tribune Eagle/Wyoming News Exchange)
The composition of a standing legislative committee critical to shaping Wyoming’s financial picture has taken a hard turn to the right. Four of the five members of the incoming Senate Revenue Committee have signed anti-tax pledges, made similar campaign promises to voters or spent their previous...
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