Media Releases

Superintendent’s Update – October 12, 2020
October 12, 2020

Dear Superintendents, Memos to be released: 2020-158:   JobsEQ Training 2020-159:   Fall 2020-21 Student Climate Survey for Alternative School Accountability 2020-160:   Hathaway…

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Observations In Education
October 5, 2020

Dear Superintendents, Happy October. This is a busy month of observations in education. Notably, October is National Principals Month, Learning Disabilities Awareness Month, National…

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WDE Seeks Public Comment on Proposed Computer Science Performance Standards and Math Extended Standards
October 2, 2020

CHEYENNE - The Wyoming Department of Education seeks public comment on the proposed Chapter 10 Rules, which include the proposed…

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Wyoming Education Summit A Success
September 28, 2020

With more than 200 participants, top-notch keynote speakers, and many of you as breakout speakers, this year's Wyoming Education Summit…

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WDE Seeks Public Comment on 21st Century Community Learning Center Waiver
September 23, 2020

CHEYENNE - The Wyoming Department of Education (WDE) intends to apply for a Nita M. Lowey 21st Century Community Learning…

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Alexis Barney Named Wyoming’s 2021 Teacher of the Year
September 22, 2020

CHEYENNE - Alexis Barney, a fourth- and fifth-grade teacher at Evansville Elementary School in Natrona County School District #1, was…

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Last Chance to Apply for Roadtrip Nation Adventure
September 21, 2020

CHEYENNE - The Wyoming Roadtrip is scheduled to roll in April of 2021. In anticipation of the Wyoming Roadtrip, the…

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Wyoming Awarded $43.6 Million Literacy Grant
September 21, 2020

Dear Superintendents, Last week, our office enthusiastically shared news of a $43.3 million grant to create a comprehensive state literacy…

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Superintendent Balow Announces $43.3 Million Federal Literacy Grant
September 18, 2020

CHEYENNE – The Wyoming Department of Education (WDE) has received the Striving Readers Comprehensive Literacy grant, which is awarded by…

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Superintendent Balow to Announce Receipt of a $43.3 Million Federal Literacy Grant
September 16, 2020

CHEYENNE – The Wyoming Department of Education will host a media conference at 11 a.m. Friday, September 18 to discuss…

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Register now for the Wyoming Education Summit
September 14, 2020

Dear Superintendents, The Wyoming Education Summit (formerly S5S) will take place on September 21-22, 2020. Registration is open. Many sessions…

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Civics Education and Engagement Opportunities
September 8, 2020

Dear Superintendents, Last week, Secretary DeVos penned “A Letter to America’s Parents” assuring them, “At the end of the day,…

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