Education

Math scores are improving and reading scores are sliding among Montana’s elementary and middle schoolers. That’s according to test results released by the state department of education Tuesday.

The Montana Nurses Association and Community Medical Center in Missoula announced Friday they agreed to a new union contract. Montana Tech has been awarded $6.5 million from the Department of Defense to fund workforce development in the mining industry.

Students at a Flathead Valley school district are back in class. The district’s superintendent is also back in the building after he pleaded no contest to a corporal punishment charge involving a student.

As Montana schools work to recruit and retain teachers, data suggest superintendent turnover in the state is among the highest in the nation.

Some families of students with disabilities in Montana may be reimbursed by the state for private education expenses following a district court ruling this week.

This time around, we’re unpacking an answer to a tricky education question: "Why is Montana ranked one of the last in the nation for teacher salary, and how might this be changing in the next legislative session?"

National nonprofit No Kid Hungry is giving $75,000 to local organizations that can deliver meals to kids. The nonprofit’s Montana manager says new federal regulations now allow families to take summer meals to-go

More Montana teachers are out of a job as schools statewide struggle to balance their budgets. Missoula County Public Schools trustees voted on May 30th to terminate the contracts of 47 educators.

Montanans in May voted down tax increases to pay for public schools at rates not seen in at least 25 years, according to school board administrators.

State attorney general spokesperson Chase Scheuer confirmed the investigation in an email to MTPR. Madison County police previously indicated students at Harrison School are possible victims of the teacher’s conduct.