Media Releases

Milken Educator Awards Come to Wyoming, Surprising One Deserving Buffalo Educator with $25,000
November 29, 2022

Buffalo — Kindergarten is a big transition, but for Jessica Kavitz’s students at Meadowlark Elementary School, she eases them into…

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Wyoming’s Fall K-12 Enrollment Decreased in 2022
November 29, 2022

CHEYENNE - Overall enrollment in Wyoming’s schools dropped by 352 students for the 2022-23 school year. In a review of…

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Rest & Recharge
November 28, 2022

Dear Superintendents, I hope you were all able to spend time with family and friends over the Thanksgiving Day long…

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On the Road, In the Field
November 14, 2022

Dear Superintendents, With the general election now behind us, we wish to congratulate and welcome Megan Degenfelder as the new…

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Purple Star Schools
November 7, 2022

Dear Superintendents, Knowledge has to do with the facts while wisdom has to do with the truth. In a world…

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Improving Literacy
October 31, 2022

Dear Superintendents, As we head into a new week, we wanted to announce that we are transitioning this week to…

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2022 Wyoming NAEP Reading and Mathematics Scores Released
October 24, 2022

CHEYENNE – The Wyoming Department of Education (WDE) has released the state’s reading and mathematics results on the 2022 National Assessment of…

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Wyoming Teacher Apprenticeship Moves Forward
October 24, 2022

Dear Superintendents, When we remind our students that the reason they go to school is to learn to think, we…

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WDE, PTSB Sign Teacher Apprenticeship Standards, Creating Additional Pathways for Candidates to Seek Teacher Certification
October 19, 2022

CHEYENNE - Representatives from the The Wyoming Department of Education (WDE), the Professional Teaching Standards Board (PTSB), and the U.S.…

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District Teachers ‘In The Spotlight’
October 17, 2022

Dear Superintendents, ‘Tis trite but true, teaching is loving – loving both the subjects we teach and the students.  That…

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WDE Releases ACT Results For 2022 Graduating Class
October 14, 2022

CHEYENNE – Wyoming’s graduating class of 2022 had an average composite score of 19.2 on the ACT according to The…

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WDE and PTSB to Host Teacher Apprenticeship Standards Signing Event
October 14, 2022

CHEYENNE - The Wyoming Department of Education and the Wyoming Professional Teaching Standards Board will host representatives from the U.S.…

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