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Wyoming GOP Struggling With Superintendent Law

Associated Press — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 19:51:30 +0000

Wyoming Republican Party leaders considered demanding three state legislators remove themselves from the party over a new law changing the duties of the state schools superintendent.

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Lawyers Spar Over Wyoming School Chief Debate

Associated Press — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 21:23:02 +0000

The debate over a new law changing the duties of Wyoming's superintendent of public instruction has spurred some legal wrangling between lawyers.

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Wyoming GOP Leaders Endorse Superintendent Law Repeal

Associated Press — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 20:01:48 +0000

The Wyoming Republican Party Central Committee has approved a resolution endorsing the drive to repeal a state law changing the powers and duties of the state superintendent of public instruction.

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Wyoming News Briefs

Associated Press — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 11:38:04 +0000

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — A district judge in Cheyenne has rejected state schools Superintendent Cindy Hill's request to have her powers and duties immediately restored. Judge Thomas Campbell yesterday refused to issue a preliminary injunction in a lawsuit Hill has filed challenging the constitutionality of a law stripping her of many of her responsibilities. Campbell sent t

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Cindy Hill Blames Changes for Education Data Problems

Associated Press — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 05:14:25 +0000

State Superintendent of Public Instruction Cindy Hill says management changes in the Wyoming Education Department are causing the agency to fall behind on providing some education data.

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Judge Hears Arguments in Wyo. Schools Chief Suit

Associated Press — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 20:38:45 +0000

A district judge in Cheyenne says he will rule in a week whether to restore the powers and duties recently taken away from state schools Superintendent Cindy Hill.

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Judge to hear arguments in Cindy Hill Suit

Associated Press — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 14:59:34 +0000

A state district judge in Cheyenne is scheduled to hear arguments in a lawsuit filed by state schools Superintendent Cindy Hill.

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Referendum on Superintendent Law Gets OK

Associated Press — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 22:53:34 +0000

Opponents of a new state law that changed the duties of the state superintendent of public instruction can begin collecting signatures in their effort to repeal it.

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Hill Claims State Law Created Chaos In Education

Associated Press — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 17:44:45 +0000

Wyoming Superintendent of Public Instruction Cindy Hill says a new state law that stripped her of most of her power left the state's public education system in "complete chaos."

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Supt. Hill Seeks $6.3 Million Budget

Associated Press — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 16:23:49 +0000

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Superintendent of Public Instruction Cindy Hill is seeking more than $6 million for her newly reorganized office over the next 17 months.

Gov. Matt Mead has recommended just over $2 million

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Judge Campbell Denies TRO in Hill Case, sets Hearing Date [UPDATE]

Amy Richards — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 00:26:12 +0000

Updated 2/7/2013 @ 7:37 a.m.

A judge will hear arguments on March 14 in a lawsuit filed by state Superintendent Cindy Hill that challenges a new law removing her as head of the Wyoming Department of Education

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Governor Mead Signs Superintendent Bill

Cheyenne News Staff — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 23:19:52 +0000

Governor Matt Mead signed a bill Tuesday that transfers most of the duties of the State Superintendent of Public Instruction to an appointed director.The Governor said the debate on the bill has been tough on everyone and the decision to sign the bill was not easy for him

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Committee Unanimously endorses state Department of Education Bill

Associated Press — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 09:12:49 +0000

A House committee has unanimously endorsed a bill that would change who runs the state Department of Education.

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SLIB to Decide on $5.4M Grant for Cirrus Sky Technology Park

Kari Eakins — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 22:06:52 +0000

In one week Laramie will know whether or not it will receive a $5.4 million grant to create the Cirrus Sky Technology Park. The State Loan and Investment Board is scheduled to hold a special grant and loan meeting on Thursday, Jan. 17th in Cheyenne.

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Supt. Cindy Hill Responds To Critical Report

Associated Press — Wed, 12 Dec 2012 16:02:24 +0000

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — State schools Superintendent Cindy Hill is getting a chance to respond to a report by consultants that's critical of her agency's handling of public school reform.

Hill was scheduled to give her response before the Legislature's Select Committee on Education Accountability on Wednesday

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AP Interview: Hill Unbowed Despite Criticism

Associated Press — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 16:42:30 +0000

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Just over a year into her job as Wyoming's top public education official, Cindy Hill is finding that the learning curve in managing a large government agency can be more challenging than running a grade school

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State Super Says Fed Funding Comes with Strings [AUDIO]

Daniel Sandoval — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 23:56:17 +0000

Wyoming's Superintendent of Public Instruction said that the state needs to be careful about accepting federal funding because with funding there are strings attached.

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State Ed Super Wants Background Checks

Associated Press — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 00:20:29 +0000

CHEYENNE, WYO. --- State Superintendent of Public Education Cindy Hill is seeking to require background checks for employees in her department.

John Masters, lawyer for Hill, said the department is considering background checks through the Wyoming Division of Criminal Investigation for perhaps as many as 30 employees who work with children

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