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Paul Bliese/Milken Educator AwardsJessica Kavitz, a kindergarten teacher at Meadowlark Elementary School, was surprised with the award on Nov. 29. She is the first teacher in Johnson County School District #1 to receive this honor, which has been called the "Oscar of Teaching." Kavitz also received $25,000 and an all expenses paid trip to Milken Educator Awards Forum in Los Angeles in April 2023. -
Natrona County SchoolsThe 8-1 vote against an appeal to remove two books on LGBTQ issues from the Kelly Walsh High School library. This comes after a committee tasked with reviewing the books recommended they be kept in the collection in September, prompting the appeal. Some parents and community members have attended school board meetings for about a year demanding the removal of books they often claim are pornographic or sexually explicit. The board also approved stricter requirements for purchasing controversial materials in the future.
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Degenfelder defeats Democrat Sergio Maldonado, a Northern Arapaho educator from the Wind River Reservation. She said though she has no classroom experience she wants to partner with more Wyoming industries to help the education system. -
Jed Meunier, a research scientist with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, is presenting the lecture “Fire, Climate Change & Forest Resilience in Sub-boreal Forests," which examines fire ecology in northern sub-boreal forests and makes comparisons to the West, boreal, and other forests regarding global climate change regulation and forest management. It's part of the college's 2022 Museum of Discovery Science Lecture series.
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Wyoming Department of Education to roll out an apprenticeship program for people with High School Diplomas and Associate Degrees, which potentially would allow them to teach in Wyoming schools as a result of a severe teacher shortage.
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Wyoming will elect a new superintendent of public instruction next month. Wyoming Public Radio's Taylar Stagner talked with Republican candidate Megan Degenfelder about teacher shortages, transparency, and the future of education.
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A farm to school program lets students learn about local agriculture, provides food in Weston CountyThe U.S. Department of Agriculture's Farm to School program has been adopted by some school districts throughout the state as well. Both school districts in Weston County approved the program for local use this school year, though only Upton schools are serving local food currently.
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New Department of Education data out Monday shows that student math and reading scores have suffered over the last few years. Between 2019 and this year, data shows that fourth and eighth grade scores suffered the most in math, but reading scores also took a hit.
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This weekend, an event on the Wind River Reservation is providing legal resources about housing, law enforcement and victim services. “Know Your Rights” training will be in Fort Washakie on Saturday. There will be presentations by representatives from the American Civil Liberties Union of Wyoming and Equal Justice Wyoming.
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The Wyoming Afterschool Alliance is offering Young Entrepreneur Pitch Challenge for school-aged students to submit ideas for services or products that can benefit their communities, the environment, or the state as a whole. The application window opened at the beginning of October and runs through the end of November.
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Sergio Maldonado has been a classroom teacher, a college administrator, and a school board trustee. And as he’s running for State Superintendent of Public Instruction, he’s been substitute teaching for schools on the Wind River Reservation. Wyoming Public Radio’s Taylar Stagner sat with Maldonado to talk about his thoughts on education in the state. They start off by discussing whether the K-12 system is underfunded.
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The Wyoming Department of Education is organizing a series of listening sessions to gather ideas directly from people on how to improve digital learning in the state.
