education

Of the state’s 48 school districts, 26 now have alternative schedules. There are benefits and challenges that come with the trend.

“Forge Your Future” aims to demonstrate that Wyomingites “don’t need to leave home to find meaningful, well-paying work.”

The University of Wyoming created a Nuclear Energy Science Certificate to prepare students for jobs in different fields of the expanding nuclear energy sector.

About $45 million went toward helping families of unhoused students in our region with basic necessities so students could concentrate on getting to class and doing schoolwork. But advocates fear that progress could be erased.

A recent study looked at undergraduate and graduate college math programs that prepare elementary school teachers and how much instructional time is devoted to teaching basic concepts and how to teach math. Only 1 in 8 programs met certain recommended minimums.

The Trump administration has cut federal education dollars, and that includes money that goes to schools serving Indigenous students. A lawsuit says these funding cuts are a violation of treaties between the U.S. and sovereign tribes.

Gov. Mark Gordon nixed four bills, including requiring a transvaginal ultrasound before prescribing abortion pills, and a bill prohibiting drones flying over critical infrastructure. He also signed 16 bills into law.

The judge ruled that the state’s public school funding model is unconstitutional because it hasn’t properly accounted for inflation.

Education has been a big topic during this legislative session, especially affecting K-12 schools in the state. Since we’re past the halfway point of the session, we checked in with three stakeholders on a couple of key bills that have been moving forward.