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Native American Education Conference to shine a light on community, collective wisdom and resilienceHow can teachers better support Native students? And how can they more accurately teach about Native history and contemporary cultures to all students? Those questions are at the center of the annual Native American Education Conference, which is back for its fifteenth year. It’ll take place at Central Wyoming College in Riverton on August 6 and 7.
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Fort Phil Kearny State Historic Site is hosting two Native student rangers this summer at the site in the northeast corner of the state. They’re helping highlight how different Indigenous tribes were connected to the area and remain connected today.
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New research from the University of Wyoming shows that trees may be more resilient to climate change than previously thought.
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The Fremont County School Board is considering two policies about topics like pronouns and names for transgender students and staff this week. The new policies, “Student Transgender Considerations” and “Staff Transgender Considerations,” will go before the board for a first reading at a meeting on the evening of July 16.
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As communities in the Mountain West grow, so does the need for Spanish-language interpreters. This is especially true in booming resort towns where Latinos power economies — and also need to access services.
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Sublette County is test driving a unique way to fund and expand access to childcare as many families in Wyoming grapple with a worsening shortage of daycare centers.
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Schools and libraries are seeing unprecedented attempts to pull books, deemed controversial by some, off the shelves. A new study finds those books are often about and by diverse people.
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Over the last 13 years, the number of licensed childcare providers in Wyoming has declined from around 900 daycares to just 570. Now, lawmakers are looking at solutions.
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The University of Wyoming (UW) says a public K-8 school in Laramie needs to find a new location after next school year. The Lab School has been housed on UW’s campus, in some form, for 137 years.
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Wyoming state superintendent recommends school continue current Title IX policies as new guidelines go into effect.
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The Wyoming Education Association, which represents 3,000 members statewide, alleges the state of Wyoming has failed to meet its constitutional obligation to adequately fund the state's public K-12 education system.
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Laramie County District Court is set to hear a case in which the Wyoming Education Association accuses the state of failing to fund schools adequately for more than a decade. The bench trial begins June 3.