Pending Teacher Firings Met With Protest in Florence
Hand drawn signs reading, “Save Buckner” were posted outside of Florence-Carlton High School this morning, April 30, after children found out that a beloved German teacher would likely be cut from the...
View ArticleCodeMontana Students Are Now Able to Receive College Credit for Classes
The CodeMontana project put together by RightNow Technologies founder Greg Gianforte and Startup Bozeman founder Rob Irizarry has already enrolled nearly 1,200 students, but students that enroll before...
View ArticleMontana Ranks 30th Nationwide in Education Report
A national report ranks Montana 30th in the nation in educating its children. Read More|Comment Continue reading…
View ArticleUM Spring Enrollment Down 4.7 Percent From A Year Ago [YouTube]
The numbers are in for spring enrollment at the University of Montana, and they are down 4.7 percent from a year ago, with a total of 12,922 students. Read More|Comment Continue reading…
View ArticleCode Montana Now Run by Montana Tech After $220,000 Grant
Code Montana, the free computer programming course offered to middle school and high school students throughout the state, received a bit of an upgrade today, April 28. Read More|Comment Continue reading…
View ArticlePower of Parents Program Helps Parents Talk to Kids About Underage Drinking,...
Three out of every four kids say their parents are the leading influence on their decisions about drinking and that’s why the Department of Revenue’s Liquor Control Division and the Interagency...
View ArticleBillings Teacher Confesses to Rape of 14-Year-Old, Receives 30 Days in Jail
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A former Billings Senior High School teacher who pleaded guilty to raping a 14-year-old student who later committed suicide has been sentenced to 30 days in jail by a judge who...
View ArticleGovernor Bullock Urges Students to "Make Montana Proud" in New Video
Students arriving in school this week and next are likely to receive a special message from Governor Steve Bullock telling them to "make Montana proud." Read More|Comment Continue reading…
View ArticleMost Montana Eight-Year-Olds Not Proficient at Reading, Study Says
The recently released National Association of Education Progress report for 2013 used standardized test results to show that most American eight-year-olds (66 percent) were not proficient at reading....
View ArticleUniversity of Montana Enrollment Drops by 971 Students, Decline "Expected"
The University of Montana released its 2014 spring enrollment numbers today, February 27, and are reporting total enrollment of 13,544 students, a decrease of 971 students from last fall. Read...
View ArticleGovernor and First Lady Bullock to Join "The Dude" in Darby to Talk About...
Governor Steve Bullock says he plans on visiting a classroom in Darby the week of March 17, where he will be making an appearance with a movie star. Read More|Comment Continue reading…
View ArticleHelena Public Schools Shut Down, Again, Because of Bomb Scare
Parents in Helena are going to have another frazzled and confusing day as students at all public schools are being evacuated because of a bomb threat, the third in one week. Read More|Comment Continue...
View ArticleHistoric Grantsdale School to Reopen This Fall as a Private School
In 2013, one of Montana’s longest running schools closed its doors for what many thought would be the final time, but it appears that fear will be short lived. Read More|Comment Continue reading…
View ArticleElsie Arntezen in Race for Montana Superintendent of Public Instruction
Montana Senator Elsie Arntzen of Billings announced today, June 23, that she is running to replace Denise Juneau as the Superintendent of Public Instruction. Read More|Comment Continue reading…
View ArticleRocky Mountain College Experiment Blows Up Aboard Space X [VIDEO]
A team of young Rocky Mountain College scientists worked on a project that may convert carbon dioxide into oxygen. It doesn't work well in space. Read More|Comment Continue reading…
View ArticleSenator Steve Daines's 'A-PLUS' Amendment Looks to Increase State, Local Role...
Earlier this morning, Montana Senator Steve Daines introduced an amendment to the Every Child Achieves Act of 2015. This amendment gives more control to state and local education on federal funding,...
View ArticleSuperintendent Denise Juneau Responds to Attorney General Tim Fox and Title...
Superintendent of Public Instruction Denise Juneau responded to Montana Attorney General Tim Fox today after Fox joined a federal lawsuit over Title IX guidance to schools. Continue reading…
View ArticleTester Addresses Higher Ed, Rural Schools at MSUB
U.S. Sen. Jon Tester has unveiled a proposal to address deficiencies in higher education opportunities for veterans and is promoting bills targeting rural teacher shortages in his remarks at Montana...
View ArticleEducation in Special Election
Education has taken on a higher profile in national politics, between the replacement of No Child Left Behind and President Trump’s controversial selection of Education Secretary Betsy DeVos. However...
View ArticleMontana Teacher of the Year Was Candidate for State Superintendent
Last year, Montana Superintendent of Public Instruction Elsie Arntzen defeated challenger Mellissa Romano in the state Superintendent’s race, but this week, the two met again as Arntzen presented...
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