New Wyo. ed director: 'We're here to support'

Richard Crandall has taken over as director of the Wyoming Department of Education. Crandall, who started on Monday, says the agency's purpose is to support districts and teachers in educating students. Crandall was a longtime member of the state legislature in Arizona. He was picked to direct the department after a national search by the State Board of Education and an appointment from Gov. Matt Mead. A law enacted last winter replaced the state superintendent of public instruction as head of the Education Department with a director appointed by the governor. Crandall says his vision for the department is multi-faceted. He says that a large part of the work will be to find out the goals districts have and support that work.