New state ed director sees Wyo. among K-12 leaders

The new director of the Wyoming Department of Education says the state is uniquely positioned to be among the national leaders in K-12 education. Richard Crandall took over the agency earlier this month after a new law replaced the superintendent of public instruction as its administrative head with an appointed director. Crandall came to Wyoming from Arizona where he was closely involved in education issues. Crandall says Wyoming has all the pieces in place to be successful at educating its students for college and careers. Crandall says the agency is working to re-establish credibility with the 48 school districts. He says the Education Department also will help support home schools, private schools and charters.