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How one university is creatively tackling the rural teacher shortage

How one university is creatively tackling the rural teacher shortage

Posted Date: 03/16/2023

How one university is creatively tackling the rural teacher shortage. Like many states with a large number of rural schools, Wyoming desperately needs more teachers. Take the case of the Teton . . .

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WASA Women Leaders Series: Deb Smith

WASA Women Leaders Series: Deb Smith

Posted Date: 03/15/2023

WASA Women Leaders Series: Deb Smith Fremont County School District #21 The Wyoming Association of School Administrators would like to take this opportunity to shine the spotlight on the impactful . . .

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Making teachers feel valued might be the solution to keeping them

Making teachers feel valued might be the solution to keeping them

Posted Date: 03/13/2023

Making teachers feel valued might be the solution to keeping them Monte Vista, Colo. — Emma DeHerrera took a walk around Monte Vista High School. Minutes earlier, a student had insulted DeHerrera . . .

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Wyoming education begins to wrestle with artificial intelligence

Wyoming education begins to wrestle with artificial intelligence

Posted Date: 03/13/2023

Wyoming education begins to wrestle with artificial intelligence An artificial intelligence arms race is underway in the U.S. And it’s raising some eyebrows in Wyoming education. The University of . . .

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WASA Women Leaders Series: Dr. Paige Fenton Hughes

WASA Women Leaders Series: Dr. Paige Fenton Hughes

Posted Date: 03/17/2023

WASA Women Leaders Series: Dr. Paige Fenton Hughes Converse County School District #1 The Wyoming Association of School Administrators would like to take this opportunity to shine the spotlight on . . .

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WASA Women Leaders Series: Dr. Margaret Crespo

WASA Women Leaders Series: Dr. Margaret Crespo

Posted Date: 03/13/2023

WASA Women Leaders Series: Dr. Margaret Crespo Laramie County School District #1 The Wyoming Association of School Administrators would like to take this opportunity to shine the spotlight on the . . .

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WASA Women Leaders: Annie Griffin

WASA Women Leaders: Annie Griffin

Posted Date: 03/10/2023

WASA Women Leaders: Annie Griffin Washakie County School District #2 The Wyoming Association of School Administrators would like to take this opportunity to shine the spotlight on the impactful . . .

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WASA Women Leaders: Dr. Gillian Chapman

WASA Women Leaders: Dr. Gillian Chapman

Posted Date: 03/09/2023

WASA Women Leaders Series: Dr. Gillian Chapman Teton County School District #1 The Wyoming Association of School Administrators would like to take this opportunity to shine the spotlight on the . . .

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Leadership series: This superintendent had less than six months to craft a strategic plan—

Leadership series: This superintendent had less than six months to craft a strategic plan—

Posted Date: 03/06/2023

Leadership series: This superintendent had less than six months to craft a strategic plan—mission accomplished "Who was I to think that I could tell them what they needed or wanted in their own . . .

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WY School Board's Week Proclamation

WY School Board's Week Proclamation

Posted Date: 02/06/2023

Superintendents at the Wyoming School Boards Week Proclamation On February 6, 2023, Governor Mark Gordon signed the procolamation declaring that the week of February 6 as Wyoming School Boards . . .

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Wyoming Legislature 2023: Education Committee Talks Funding and Third Grade Reading Scores

Wyoming Legislature 2023: Education Committee Talks Funding and Third Grade Reading Scores

Posted Date: 01/09/2023

The Education committee should benefit from having two chairs with substantial institutional knowledge in the education realm. Click here for full story: https://states.aarp.org/wyoming/wyo[...] . . .

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Wyoming Littles: First-Graders Discuss Their Strategies To Get Rid Of Spiders

Wyoming Littles: First-Graders Discuss Their Strategies To Get Rid Of Spiders

Posted Date: 01/06/2023

Wyoming Littles: First-Graders Discuss Their Strategies To Get Rid Of Spiders By Clair McFarland, Official Kid Interviewer Clair@CowboyStateDaily.com The moms of the world are in a mortal feud . . .

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State: K-12 education funding lawsuit should be dismissed

State: K-12 education funding lawsuit should be dismissed

Posted Date: 11/11/2022

State: K-12 education funding lawsuit should be dismissed CHEYENNE —– The state argued Monday that the Wyoming Education Association’s lawsuit alleging inadequate K-12 education funding should be . . .

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State education initiatives outline big ideas, but no proposals

State education initiatives outline big ideas, but no proposals

Posted Date: 01/10/2023

State education initiatives outline big ideas, but no proposals By some standards, Wyoming’s public education system is among the strongest in the country. The state’s eighth graders test in the . . .

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WYOMING SCHOOLS AT A CROSSROADS: Teacher Apprenticeship Builds Workforce to Combat Teacher Shortage

WYOMING SCHOOLS AT A CROSSROADS: Teacher Apprenticeship Builds Workforce to Combat Teacher Shortage

Posted Date: 10/26/2022

WYOMING SCHOOLS AT A CROSSROADS: Teacher Apprenticeship Builds Workforce to Combat Teacher Shortage Earning a paycheck while receiving on-the-job training and a free college education adds up to a . . .

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