K-12 education

A team of students from Newcastle High School is designing an experiment that will reach the edge of earth's atmosphere in a suborbital rocket supplied by NASA.

Governor Mark Gordon’s Reimagining and Innovating the delivery of education advisory board is seeking input from the public via a survey and public meetings. RIDE, as the group is also known as, was formed last year to determine what Wyomingites want from public education. Wyoming Public Radio’s Kamila Kudelska chats with RIDE Chair John Masters about how the group is looking to take into account public concerns.

Governor Mark Gordon appointed the Reimagining and Innovating the Delivery of Education (RIDE) advisory board last year. The idea is to collect input from the public through an online survey.

Wyoming's graduation rates continue to rise. There has been modest growth for eight straight years and now it stands at 82.4 percent.

Wyoming State Superintendent of Public Instruction Jillian Balow is leaving the state. Her plan is to take on the same role in Virginia, joining that state's soon-to-be governor in his efforts to "lead on the front lines of educational transformation in this country."

The Indian Education for All Act was passed in 2017 and the state gave school districts three years to implement changes to the curriculum. Taylar Stagner with Wyoming Public Radio reports on how different school districts are learning about treaty rights.

In memory of the 80th anniversary of the executive order that led to the incarceration of Japanese Americans, the Heart Mountain Interpretive Center is hosting a professional development workshop. It's meant to educate teachers on how incarceration affected this population.

A nationwide nonprofit bullying and suicide prevention organization visited Campbell County to help raise money and provide resources for schools.

Educators are exhausted these days. Schools in the Mountain West are dealing with extreme staff shortages that have been exacerbated by the pandemic.

Starting this fall, schools across the state should have been including social studies curriculum about Native American history, government, culture and contemporary contributions.