Posting teacher credentials, professional development online

Wyoming teacher credentials and licenses are now available online for school districts and educators, though the same information may one day be available to parents and community members. The Wyoming Professional Standards Teaching Board recently put individual professional data online so districts and teachers can easily access information such as credentials and professional development.

Executive director Connie Pollard said the board is considering making credential and license information public, a growing national trend in the age of accountability. But issues like personal privacy and information security have caused a bump in the road. "We want to be more open, we want to give more access," Pollard said. "But how do you maintain security?" Read more about it and what other states are doing in the Casper Star-Tribune online.