Case Study: Wyoming Department of Education achieves statewide equitable access with Canvas by Instructure

Wyoming Department of Education provides equitable access statewide to 100,000+ students with Instructure Canvas

The Wyoming Department of Education (WDE) faced the challenge of providing equitable access to high-quality digital learning tools across its rural districts. Without a common learning management system (LMS), smaller districts bore high costs, and course sharing was impractical. The WDE sought a statewide LMS solution from vendor Instructure to resolve these issues and create a consistent digital classroom environment.

Instructure implemented its Canvas LMS as a unified K-20 platform for the state. This solution fostered teacher collaboration, eliminated the need for students to learn multiple systems, and provided equitable educational access. The results were significant, with over 100,000 students now using Canvas, leading to a successful statewide rollout and a positive shift in both how students learn and how teachers teach.

Wyoming Department of Education (wde)