Wyoming Department of Education

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.

Statistics show that 81.8 percent of students graduated in the last school year, a decrease of just over a half of a percentage point since the 2020-21 school year, the highest in a nine year period. Despite the small decline, there is hope that it won't be a long-term trend. Wyoming's graduation rate has been above 80 percent since the 2015-16 school year and has climbed several points in the past decade. However, it's lagged behind national rates.

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.

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.