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CASPER, Wyo. (AP) - Lanay Bingham-Shippert graduated just in time to celebrate the 60th reunion of her high school class.

LANDER, Wyo. (AP) - An outdoor education and leadership program offered by Central Wyoming College has become the college's biggest draw for out-of-state students.

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) - Wyoming students improved their scores on an eighth-grade national science exam from 2009 to 2011.

LARAMIE, Wyo. (AP) - Worland businessman David Bostrom has been elected president of the University of Wyoming Board of Trustees.

LARAMIE, Wyo. (AP) - The University of Wyoming Board of Trustees is scheduled to hear a presentation on possible budget cuts for next year.

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) - U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan says Wyoming will receive $1.1 million to turn around its persistently lowest-achieving schools.

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) - The state Education Department has granted 20 school districts waivers from meeting a state law requiring a 16-to-1 student-teacher ratio in kindergarten through third grades.

CASPER, Wyo. (AP) - The University of Wyoming is offering a new Masters of Business Administration program for students who want to work in the energy industry.

LARAMIE, Wyo. (AP) - The University of Wyoming has negotiated a cooperative agreement with a university in the Central Asian nation of Kazakhstan.

LARAMIE, Wyo. (AP) - Nineteen University of Wyoming students will have the opportunity to meet with business icon Warren Buffett.

LARAMIE, Wyo. (AP) - Three people will receive the University of Wyoming's highest award, the honorary doctoral degree, during UW commencement ceremonies on May 5.

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) - Wyoming Association of Public Charter Schools head Kari Cline says the state needs to improve its charter school laws.

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) - Laramie County Community College's proposed budget for the 2012-2013 school year doesn't include any raises for employees, but it does include money for five new instructors.

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) - A foundation that advocates for increasing access to higher education says the number of Wyoming college graduates needs to increase faster to keep the state competitive.