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Education committee reviews past, existing teacher retention efforts
Buffalo Bulletin - Wyoming
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May 30, 2025
SHERIDAN — Kindergarten through 12th grade teacher recruitment and retention is among the Wyoming Legislature’s Joint Education Committee’s priority topics for its interim work. Wyoming Department of Education Chief of Staff Dicky Shanor said...
Attorney General Miyares Urges Meta to Protect Children from AI Exploitation Risks
Lake Gaston Gazette-Observer - North Carolina
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RICHMOND, VA — Attorney General Jason Miyares has joined a 28-state coalition in demanding answers from Meta Platforms, Inc. in response to disturbing reports showing that “Meta AI,” the company’s online AI assistant, may expose children to...
How Your Showerhead and Fridge Got Roped Into the Culture Wars
The Good Men Project - California
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May 30, 2025
By Kate Yoder, Grist “This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here.” Efficiency standards for home appliances were once the conversational equivalent of beige — neutral, but aggressively uninteresting....
Threatened federal funding for education, workforce programs spark concern among Wyoming tribes
WyoFile - Wyoming
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May 30, 2025
A national narrative that Job Corps isn’t working couldn’t be further from the truth in central Wyoming, according to Jared Baldes, a field director and former carpentry instructor at Wind River Job Corps in Riverton. In a region of the state...
Montana's youth need help. Here's how educators are confronting a mental health crisis.
Independent Record - Montana
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Conner Reisinger realized he was different from his classmates in the fifth grade. He was always around other kids, but felt like an outcast and couldn’t put his finger on why. “There’s a difference between being alone and feeling alone,”...
Wyoming State Capitol Hours Extended for Summer
Sheridan Media - Wyoming
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May 29, 2025
The Wyoming State Capitol in Cheyenne is now open for extended weekday and Saturday hours, providing visitors more opportunities to explore the Capitol building. According to the Wyoming Legislative Service Office, the Capitol will be open to...
“This isn’t your grandparents museum;” New Belle Fourche dinosaur museum a children’s delight
Black Hills FOX News - South Dakota
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May 30, 2025
RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) - Looking for something fun to do this summer in the Black Hills? A new museum in Belle Fourche just opened last week, allowing visitors to travel back 66 million years. The Dinosaurs of the Hell Creek Museum gives dinosaur...
Students celebrate choosing Wyoming colleges
Green River Star - Wyoming
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May 29, 2025
As graduation approaches, seniors at Green River High School are looking forward to taking their next steps in college, and many are staying in the state as they do so. Many Wolves recently celebrated their decision to attend Western Wyoming...
As Native tuition program gains traction, tribal advocates criticize University of Wyoming’s delays
WyoFile - Wyoming
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May 29, 2025
The University of Wyoming is a land grant university, meaning revenue from lands the federal government gave to Wyoming helped generate the school’s endowment. The United States seized vast swaths of those lands from tribes — sometimes for little...
NwOESC Board Approves 2025-26 Contracts, Bolsters Education Programs
The Village Reporter - Ohio
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May 29, 2025
The following actions were taken by the Northwest Ohio Educational Service Center Governing Board at their regular meeting held May 27, 2025. The meeting was called to order at 6:00 p.m. by President Kelly Hug. All in attendance recited the Pledge...
AG Marshall demands Meta halt AI feature used to exploit children
Yellowhammer News - Alabama
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May 29, 2025
Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall is calling on Facebook owner Meta to remove one of its new Artificial Intelligence (AI) features that potentially exposes children to sexually explicit content. Marshall joined a 28-state coalition of state...
The national push for AI education
Idaho Education News - Idaho
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May 29, 2025
President Trump recently used his executive pen to advance AI education across the country. Signed on April 23, the “Advancing Artificial Intelligence Education for American Youth,” Executive Order implements a federal AI education framework for...
Tennessee Attorney General joins coalition to prevent AI sexual exploitation of children on Meta
WATN - Tennessee
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Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti joins a coalition of 28 other state attorneys general following reports of children being exposed to sexual content. MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti announced in a press...
Here’s the record prize money payout for each golfer at the 2025 U.S. Women’s Open
Australian Golf Digest
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May 29, 2025
The USGA prides itself on making the U.S. Women’s Open the biggest championship in women’s golf. The event’s legacy helps establish that tone—this is the 80th edition—and so do the venues that host it. Part of that is also playing for the richest...
Wyoming County ambulance companies receiving donations for paid EMS staff
Wyoming County Press Examiner - Pennsylvania
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May 29, 2025
Several Wyoming County ambulance companies are receiving help courtesy of a donation campaign put together by the Wyoming County Community Health Foundation. At a Wyoming County Commissioners meeting on Tuesday morning (May 27), Commissioner Rick...
A lost artist: Philip R. Goodwin's outdoor scenes tied to Montana, Wyoming
Bozeman Daily Chronicle - Montana
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May 29, 2025
The politician Theodore Roosevelt, Montana-based western artist Charles M. Russell and novelist Jack London of “The Call of the Wild” fame all have one thing in common — Philip R. Goodwin. Although Goodwin’s name may not sound familiar compared to...
More Than a Welcome: How Hospitality Powers Wyoming’s Tourism Industry
Basin Republican Rustler - Wyoming
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Wyoming is known across the world for its rugged beauty, wide-open spaces, and unforgettable landscapes. But beyond the mountains and wide-open prairie, it’s the people—ranchers, business owners, outfitters, and front-line staff—who leave the...
Reggie Wassana, Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma
The Journal Record - Oklahoma
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May 29, 2025
Reggie Wassana Forging strategic partnerships across federal, state, and private sectors, Reggie Wassana has led economic development for the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes since becoming Governor in 2017. Now in his second term, he works alongside...
U.S. Women’s Open purse, payout: See prize money for LPGA major winner
Yahoo Sports
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TOWN OF ERIN − The 2025 U.S. Women’s Open will have the largest purse in women’s golf, with a total of $12 million being distributed among the professionals in the four-round tournament at Erin Hills. With 26 amateur players in the 156-person...
U.S. Women’s Open will have the largest purse in women’s golf
Stevens Point Journal - Wisconsin
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TOWN OF ERIN − The 2025 U.S. Women’s Open will have the largest purse in women’s golf, with a total of $12 million being distributed among the professionals in the four-round tournament at Erin Hills. With 26 amateur players in the 156-person...