wyoming education

List of Education Director candidates reduced to 6

Bob Beck — Thu, 30 May 2013 13:48:45 +0000

The State Board of Education will interview six people who want to become Wyoming’s Director of Education. The position was created by the legislature to oversee the State Department of Education after lawmakers removed those duties from the State Superintendent.

State Board of Education looks for new Education Director

Bob Beck — Wed, 29 May 2013 12:38:00 +0000

Today the Wyoming Board of Education begins the process of trying to find a Director of Education. Board Chairman Ron Micheli said the board plans to interview a group of candidates this weekend and narrow the list to three by Saturday and submit that list to the governor for his consideration.

The Director will be in charge of running the State Department of Education after Superintendent Cindy Hill’s duties were changed by the state legislature. Micheli said that he’s looking for someone who will be a good fit for Wyoming.

Wyoming's high school graduation rate continues to fall

Bob Beck — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 22:37:06 +0000

Wyoming’s Interim Education Director is expressing concerns about the state’s declining graduation rate. Jim Rose notes that Wyoming’s high school graduation rate has fallen below 80 percent for the second straight year.

The most recent numbers show that 78-point-nine percent of public high school students graduated in the 2011-2012 school year. Rose says this is an indicator that the state has some work to do to get the graduation numbers higher.

Wyoming ACT score remains the same

Bob Beck — Thu, 23 Aug 2012 22:19:14 +0000

For the second straight year, Wyoming students scored 20-point-3 out of a possible 36 in the college entrance exam known as the ACT. The national average was 21-point-one.

Wyoming Education officials say the score is not disappointing because all high school juniors in the state are required to take the test, while only college bound students take the test in 42 other states.

Paul Williams is part of Wyoming’s assessment team. He says Wyoming had mixed results.