Media Releases

Wyoming Students Selected for United States Senate Youth Program
February 7, 2023

CHEYENNE – Phoebe Elaine Allbright of Lusk and Sophia Gomelsky of Laramie will join Senator John Barrasso and Senator Cynthia…

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WDE and PTSB Announce Retention and Recruitment Task Force
February 2, 2023

CHEYENNE – The Wyoming Department of Education (WDE) and the Wyoming Professional Teaching Standards Board (PTSB) has announced its Retention…

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WDE Releases 2021-22 Graduation Rates
January 31, 2023

CHEYENNE - Wyoming’s graduation rates have remained statistically strong - above 80 percent since 2015-16. The Wyoming Department of Education…

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WDE Media Conference Tuesday to Discuss 2021-22 Graduation Rates
January 27, 2023

CHEYENNE – The Wyoming Department of Education (WDE) will host a virtual media conference at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, January…

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Governor Gordon, Wyoming Military Department and the WDE Award First Two Purple Star Schools in Wyoming
January 26, 2023

CHEYENNE - The Wyoming Department of Education, along with Governor Mark Gordon and the Wyoming Military Department, awarded Wyoming’s first…

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Summer Food Service Programs Available Across Wyoming
January 24, 2023

CHEYENNE – The Wyoming Summer Food Service program for kids offered through the Wyoming Department of Education (WDE) served thousands…

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Superintendent Degenfelder Appoints Former Deputy Secretary of State Karen Wheeler as Boards and Commissions Coordinator
January 17, 2023

CHEYENNE - State Superintendent of Public Instruction Megan Degenfelder has named Karen Wheeler as the Boards and Commissions Coordinator for…

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WDE Announces Wyoming Child And Adult Care Food Program Sites
January 10, 2023

CHEYENNE – The Wyoming Department of Education has announced the participating Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) organizations in…

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WDE & PTSB Launch Teacher Retention & Recruitment Taskforce with Call for Members
January 9, 2023

CHEYENNE - As a follow-up to the establishment of the Wyoming Teacher Apprenticeship last fall, the Wyoming Department of Education (WDE)…

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Superintendent Degenfelder – An Introduction
January 9, 2023

Happy New Year! I am very excited to work with you in 2023, and beyond. I ran to be State…

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Vision and Focus
December 12, 2022

Dear Superintendents, With only a couple of Updates left to go before this administration bows out and the new administration…

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Partnering with Taiwan
December 5, 2022

As we continue the transition to a new administration, we have been conducting a series of orientation meetings with our…

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