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Wyoming school leaders agree to ‘monumental’ remake of K-12 education
Wyoming’s top education leaders have agreed to collaborate on pilot projects that could kickstart the remaking of the state’s K-12 education system. In a first, a formal partnership will unite the Wyoming State Board of Education, Wyoming Department of Education, University of Wyoming and Gov. Mark Gordon’s office and their educational initiatives to put all of the state’s power behind transitioning education in Wyoming toward a system that’s center on individual student progress rather than seat time. “Our listening carefully to educators across Wyoming reveals a hunger for student-centered innovation and competency-based approaches to teaching and learning,” Scott Thomas, the dean of UW’s College of Education, said in a statement. “This deliberate…
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Everyone can now agree — the US has a border crisis
CNN — A pointless argument battered Washington for substantially of this calendar year above regardless of whether the southern US border is in crisis. But no 1 is now doubting the chaos and likely migrant surge that could be brought on by an imminent policy change next 7 days. The expiry on Wednesday of a Trump-era order that exploited community health justifications in the course of the pandemic to change away countless numbers of migrants is predicted to seriously strain an by now stretched border, immigration and asylum technique. The Department of Homeland Protection unveiled Thursday an crisis 6-level approach to tackle the disaster as Republicans planning to take over…