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More state officials are voicing frustration over what they say are misinterpretations of education laws from Montana’s leader of K-12 schools, Elsie Arntzen.
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A federal court in Idaho has blocked wolf trapping in grizzly bear habitat. New data shows statewide high school graduation rates held steady last school year.
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New statewide data show a dip in public school enrollment for the first time since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. State education officials shared more new data this week that show a decline in schools participating in a program intended to improve pay for new teachers.
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Montana lawmakers Tuesday criticized the state Office of Public Instruction (OPI) for failing to properly implement a slate of new education laws.
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Over 40% of Montana high schoolers reported experiencing symptoms of depression in the last year. A biomedical research facility in Great Falls has been awarded nearly $14 million to launch a rural health research center.
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Public schools across the state are experimenting with ways to combat a growing crisis of teacher recruitment and retention. One possible solution is rapidly catching on: four-day school weeks.
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Montana’s public education agency said it will again offer the GED test for the first time in nearly a decade. Montana’s delegates to the House of Representatives backed Ohio Republican Jim Jordan in a vote for leadership again Friday. Hunters will once again head into the woods Saturday for the opening of the deer and elk general rifle season.
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As Montana schools struggle to fill classrooms with qualified educators, a growing number are turning to virtual teachers to fill the gap. But, online learning isn’t a great fit for every student, and some schools are struggling to balance student needs with the reality of the teacher shortage.
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Blackfeet educator and leader Earl Barlow died last week at the age of 96. Barlow became known as the “Father of Indian Education” in Montana for his efforts to recognize the tribes during the state’s 1972 constitutional convention.
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Two more candidates have announced campaigns to be the state’s top superintendent of public schools. There are now two Republicans and one Democrat in the race.