State Superintendent Jillian Balow

Judge Scott Skavdahl has denied an attempt to block the appointment of a new state superintendent after a case was filed saying that three nominations were made in violation of the state and U.S. constitution.

Jillian Balow, state superintendent of public instruction in Wyoming, announced that she is resigning from her position to join Governor-elect Glenn Youngkin's team in Virginia.

With the release of a draft legislation by Wyoming state Senator Dan Dockstader and Ogden Driskill on making school curriculums available to parents, other promoters of the bill see it as a way to address the teaching of critical race theory.