Political divisions have seeped into the education system in the United States, including in the Cowboy State.

Sergio Maldonado, Sr., 68, the Democratic candidate running for Wyoming Superintendent of Public Instruction, hopes to make history as the first person of Northern Arapaho and Mexican descent to occupy that political office.

In this increasingly politically polarized moment, nearly every facet of American society engenders some controversy, and education in Wyoming is no exception.

Megan Degenfelder, whose victory over incumbent Brian Schroeder in the Republican primary race for Wyoming Superintendent of Public Instruction surprised many, is herself a “proud product of the Wyoming education system.”