CASPER, Wyo. — Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon has appointed Brian Schroeder as Wyoming’s superintendent of public instruction. Schroeder is the Head of School at Veritas Academy, a private Christian school in Cody. Schroeder will replace former Superintendent Jillian Balow, who resigned January 16 in order to become superintendent in Virginia. He will serve the remainder […]
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Journey student villages donating ‘Hero Bucks’ to help Orr’s Hope, Make-A-Wish Wyoming and Casper Humane Society
CASPER, Wyo. — Students at Journey Elementary School are raising “Hero Bucks” as part of their financial literacy and budgeting education this year to support local nonprofit charities. Students in Journey’s Kindergarten and First Grade “Village” of the school-wide effort chose to support Orr’s Hope Foundation. The Second and Third Grade Village selected Make-a-Wish Wyoming. […]
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Wyoming high schools see 82.4% graduation rate in 2020-21; NCSD crosses 80%
CHEYENNE, Wyo. — The Wyoming Department of Education (WDE) announced Monday morning that Wyoming high schools saw an 82.4% graduation rate for the 2020-21 school year, the eighth consecutive year that schools in the state have seen an improvement on graduation rates. The rate was calculated in terms of the amount of students that graduated […]
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Wyoming high school graduation rate rises for eighth year in a row but falls in Natrona County
CASPER, Wyo. — The Wyoming Department of Education announced on Wednesday that the on-time high school graduation rate across the state increased to 82.4% in 2020-2021, the eighth consecutive year that that the statewide graduation rate has improved. Across the state, graduation rates are up 4.8% from the class of 2013 when 77.6% of students […]
