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Rawlins: Positive developments in distance learning Following our visit to Rock Springs, the Education Drives America bus rolled on to the Carbon County Higher Education Center in Rawlins, Wyo. In this rural area, the Center is improving education opportunities through the use of distance learning. Kanter and Weiss joined Deputy Assistant Secretary for Rural Outreach John White for a roundtable discussion with school officials, teachers, parents, students and business leaders. Kanter asked the group what they viewed as their biggest challenges. One teacher noted that there is a great need for technological infrastructure and support, and a local energy business leader explained that students aren't coming out of high school with the necessary skills to work for his company. We could see that bringing business and school leaders together was an important step in this bus tour stop, and we look forward to seeing exciting new public-private partnerships in this area of Wyoming. Cheyenne: Linking education and jobs The Education Drives America bus made its final stop of the week at Laramie County Community College in Cheyenne. Surrounded by massive wind turbines, Kanter, Weiss and Dann-Messier held a town hall to discuss the important link between education and jobs. The trio fielded a variety of questions, and Kanter spoke to the importance of community colleges while Dann-Messier noted that Laramie was an example of how public-private partnerships are helping students and the local economy. by Joanne Weiss , Chief of Staff at the U.S. Department of Education. To read more on Joanne's blog, click the link on our website: www.wyoea.org GREAT THINGS HAPPEN EVERY DAY CONTINUES ON PAGE 27 BACK TO SCHOOL 2012 | wyoea.org 13