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WYOMING SCHOOLS AT A CROSSROADS: Rural Teacher Corps Deploys to Fill Gaps in Country Classrooms

Christian Pellatz grew up 10 miles outside the unincorporated community of Bill, Wyoming. Unofficial population: 11.

He attended Dry Creek Elementary School, a rural two-room school through 8th grade, with one other student in his class through fifth grade; he was the only student in his class in the sixth through eighth grades.

Like his peers from Bill, Pellatz rode a bus about 35 miles each morning to get to Douglas High School in the comparatively large town of Douglas. Population: 6,351.

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Sexual Misconduct Dropped at University of Wyoming, Survey Found

Sexual assault at the University of Wyoming has declined in the last several years, a new survey found.

UW students who reported experiencing at least one incident of sexual assault on campus dropped by 9% since the last survey was conducted in 2018. The findings, released last week, revealed that 405 of 2,223 respondents (or 18.2%) reported experiencing sexual assault while enrolled at the university.

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Ashton Hacke Ashton Hacke

The Future of Farming: Vertical Harvest Reimagines Growing Produce in a Sustainable Urban Oasis

JACKSON, Wyo.—On average, fresh produce travels over 1,500 miles from farm to fork in the United States—the equivalent of driving from Los Angeles to Houston. In most cities only 2% of food consumed by residents is grown locally, with tens of millions of people lacking access to fresh, healthy, affordable produce.

Enter Vertical Harvest, North America's first vertical hydroponic greenhouse that is addressing the issue of food deserts. The Jackson-based company, which opened in 2016 and grows fresh vegetables, is pioneering sustainable and equitable urban farming to build food security, provide jobs and improve economic security in America's cities.

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UW Bans Church Elder, Prompting Free Speech Outcry

The University of Wyoming’s move to ban a Laramie church elder from its student union last month has sparked a First Amendment debate on campus and across the state.

Kevin Goldberg, a First Amendment specialist with the Freedom Forum Institute in Washington, D.C., said the elder’s rights have been violated, and some conservative Wyoming legislators agree.

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