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Tag: Wyoming Department of Education

Wyoming Leaves Smarter Balanced

The Wyoming Department of Education announced that they are leaving the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium in order to procure a new assessment.

May 3, 2016 Shane Vander Hart
Common Core Assessments common core assessments, Jillian Balow, Smarter Balanced, Wyoming, Wyoming Department of Education

No ESEA Waiver for Wyoming Until They Toe Federal Line

By Shane Vander Hart The Casper Star Tribune released a document they received indicating that Wyoming would not receive an ESEA waiver. 

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May 19, 2014 Shane Vander Hart
Common Core Assessments, Education at State Level common core assessments, ESEA Waiver, Obama Administration, PARCC, Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium, U.S. Department of Education, Wyoming Department of Education

Wyoming Common Core Opponents Organizing

Below is a news segment on the Wyoming Common Core forums held last week in both Cheyenne and Casper. Below is a

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August 27, 2013 Shane Vander Hart
Common Core State Standards, Education at State Level Common Core Forums, Wyoming Department of Education

Wyoming Test Scores Drop

Like New York, Wyoming student test scores drop as well, and like New York it was “expected.”   The Casper Star-Tribune reports: Statewide

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August 7, 2013 Shane Vander Hart
Common Core State Standards, Education at State Level Common Core State Standards, Performance Assessment for Wyoming Students, Richard Crandall, Wyoming Department of Education3 Comments on Wyoming Test Scores Drop

A Wyoming School’s Common Core Gag Order

A 6th grade teacher in Wyoming was placed under a gag order by her school’s administrator preventing her from sharing her concerns about the Common Core.

April 24, 2013 Shane Vander Hart
Common Core State Standards Common Core ELA Standards, Common Core State Standards, Wyoming Department of Education15 Comments on A Wyoming School’s Common Core Gag Order

Wyoming Proves that Common Core is a Federal-Led Initiative

Common Core State Standards advocates typically make an argument that the development of the Common Core was state-led since it came out

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November 26, 2012 Shane Vander Hart
Common Core State Standards ACT, Casper Star-Tribune, common core assessments, Proficiency Assessments for Wyoming Students, Wyoming Department of Education

Educrat Authority

Here is an example from Wyoming why a state’s department of education should have as little authority as possible.Ā  Otherwise they think

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August 1, 2012 Shane Vander Hart
Education at State Level Educrat authority, Mike Flicek, Wyoming Accountability in Education Act, Wyoming Department of Education
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