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A lawsuit alleging the state of Wyoming is not adequately funding public schools will proceed to trial, after a Laramie County judge last week dismissed the state’s request to immediately rule on parts of the case.
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An Italian Supreme Court case in the 90s sparked international outrage when a judge didn’t convict a perpetrator in an assault case – on the premise that the survivor’s jeans were too tight. That outrage turned into Denim Day, an annual day of action that raises awareness around sexual assault and pushes back against victim-blaming.On April 24, University of Wyoming (UW) community members are invited to wear denim to show their solidarity for survivors of sexual assault. April is also Sexual Assault Awareness Month.
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The Wyoming Food Coalition is hosting its fifth annual conference from February 1-3 at the Central Wyoming College (CWC) campus in Riverton. It’s the first time the conference will be in-person since 2019 – due to the pandemic, the event has been held virtually over the last few years.
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Central Wyoming College is in top two percent of U.S. community colleges, according to website NicheCentral Wyoming College (CWC) recently received some high marks from the college-ranking website Niche. The website listed CWC as the #1 community college in the state and the 20th community college in the nation, putting it in the top two percent of all community colleges ranked. The website’s assessment combines statistics like graduation rates with metrics like location, value, and quality of student life.
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On a bright Wednesday morning in September, forty or so sleepy-eyed high school students from Wyoming Indian High School sit at folding plastic tables. They’ve got journals and pens in front of them, but they’re not in your typical classroom. Instead, they’re in an open field of sagebrush that’s currently home to the Eastern Shoshone bison herd.
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Wyoming K-12 teachers now have the option to teach lessons on Japanese-American incarceration in the state during World War II. An official partnership between the Heart Mountain Wyoming Foundation and the University of Wyoming (UW) helped make it happen.
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The Indian Health Service is working to provide tens of thousands of children’s books to Indigenous families across the U.S., including parts of the Mountain West.
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Project addressing food insecurity on the Wind River Reservation gets land for growing and educatingAfter five years of connecting people to the land through food, the Wind River Food Sovereignty Project finally has some land to call its own. The 30-acre property in Fort Washakie will be home to a demonstration farm and learning garden, and will also host programming focused on growing and preserving Indigenous foods.
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Members of the Legislature met to discuss parental rights in Wyoming schools.
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This week, mental health practitioners and firearms experts are coming together to discuss safety and support for gun owners.
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One Teton County provider says the money would help cover rising rent costs — though it’s still a long way off.
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Mike Rowe, of Discovery Channel’s “Dirty Jobs” fame, stopped by Casper College recently. Rowe focuses on trade jobs like welding or electricians rather than the four year college path. Wyoming Public Radio’s Jordan Uplinger spoke with Rowe about his foundation, the state of jobs and the meaning of work.