PAWS

Feds instruct Wyoming to continue PAWS test

The Associated Press — Fri, 27 Jul 2012 00:02:57 +0000

The U.S. Department of Education has informed the Wyoming Department of Education that it should continue administering the state Proficiency Assessments for Wyoming Students -- or PAWS -- test for high school juniors next year.

The Wyoming Legislature earlier this year directed the state Education Department to discontinue the PAWS test for juniors and to use results from the ACT instead.

Wyoming Read Program Helps Arapahoe School Improve PAWS Results

Irina Zhorov — Wed, 25 Jul 2012 23:28:24 +0000

The Wyoming Department of Education recently released the Proficiency Assessments for Wyoming Students – or PAWS – results. In reading, the state improved by about 2 percentage points, but the Arapahoe School on the Wind River Reservation, which serves 350 Native American students, jumped an average of 13 points.

PAWS Results Rise 2nd Year in a Row for Wyoming Students

Irina Zhorov — Mon, 23 Jul 2012 22:13:34 +0000

The Wyoming Department of Education has released the 2012 Proficiency Assessments for Wyoming Students – or PAWS - results. For the second year in a row, the results indicate a statewide rise in scores in math, reading, and science.

State Superintendent of Public Instruction, Cindy Hill, did not point to specific policies or efforts made by the Wyoming Department of Education, but rather said the results were due to a team effort.

Study finds more Wyoming children live in poverty

Tristan Ahtone — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 01:11:31 +0000

A new report from the Wyoming Children’s Action Alliance says between 2005 and 2010, the number of children living in poverty jumped from 11 percent to 14 percent. Marc Homer is with the Children’s Action Alliance. He says the biggest spike came in 2009 and 10 when the nations recession began to catch up to the state, and childhood poverty jumped from 13 percent to 19 percent.