Education

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — It is time for Gov. Matt Mead to decide whether he will sign into law a bill that makes major changes to the powers and duties of the state superintendent of public instruction

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CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — A bill making major changes in the duties of the Wyoming superintendent of public instruction has passed the state Legislature.

On Friday, the Senate proposal passed the House on 39-20 vote and the Senate then concurred with the House version on a 21-9 vote

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CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — A legislative committee is set to consider a bill that would strip the Wyoming Superintendent of Public Instruction post of much of its power.

The House Appropriations Committee has scheduled a hearing on the bill for 10 minutes after the full House adjourns on Tuesday

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CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — A high-stakes power struggle will play out in the Wyoming Legislature this week.

The House is set to hear a bill that's already cleared the Senate. It would strip the state Superintendent of Public Instruction post of much of its power

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CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — The Wyoming Senate will consider sending to the state House a bill changing who runs the state Department of Education.

Senate File 104 would remove the state superintendent of public instruction as administrative head of the agency in favor of a new director appointed by the governor

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CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — The Wyoming Senate could consider a sweeping education reform bill for the second time on Tuesday.

The bill passed a first vote in the Senate on Monday and is on the agenda for a second vote on Tuesday

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CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — A proposed bill to drastically reduce the administrative role of Wyoming's top state public schools official is before the Senate Education Committee.

The panel was scheduled to hear testimony on Senate File 104 on Friday in Cheyenne

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