Wyoming Department of Education

The program’s current funding will expire next year, but the state plans to apply to a more selective version of the grant for 2026.

More schools are also meeting or exceeding state expectations. But charter schools continue to lag, and the state superintendent says there’s room for growth everywhere.

A Laramie County court has blocked the first payments to families receiving a school voucher under the state’s expanded Steamboat Legacy Scholarship Act. This follows a temporary injunction the Laramie County district court issued last month.

As Wyoming starts recalibrating its public school funding, state educators and parents have brought a second lawsuit alleging the state is failing to support its schools.

State Superintendent of Public Instruction Megan Degenfelder said that the center is part of the goal stated in her 2023-27 WDE Strategic Plan to develop citizenship for students.

Due to fluctuating poverty levels, Summer Lunch Programs across Teton County School District have been canceled.

Wyoming Department of Education (DOE) Superintendent of Public Instruction Megan Degenfelder spoke at a town hall on March 11th at the Lander Community and Convention Center. Degenfelder said Wyoming is doing better than most other states when it comes to student performance on the National Assessment of Educational Progress.

Megan Degenfelder was in Washington and Cheyenne, addressing the nationwide controversy regarding school libraries.

The Wyoming Department of Education and State Superintendent of Public Instruction Megan Degenfelder recently launched the initiative, which is being introduced in several areas throughout the state to get more preschool and kindergarten students outdoors and involved in nature-based education.

UW's College of Education is planning a new Master Educator Competency Program (MECP) for teachers in the state. The idea is to create a process for revolutionizing teacher preparation and bringing professional development to educators in ways that respect their time and needs and to prepare students for the needs of an ever changing, more digital world.