Melissa Romano

Montana lawmakers are showing bipartisan support for a plan to eliminate copayments for parents whose students qualify for reduced-price lunches; The National Science Foundation’s Chief Science Officer has accepted an offer to be Montana Tech’s new chancellor.

Legislators have voted forward bills on property tax relief, Medicaid expansion, judicial oversight and more.

Montana lawmakers are showing strong agreement that the state’s public schools need more money to help them catch up with rising costs. MTPR’s Austin Amestoy joined news director Corin Cates-Carney with more on how they plan to close the gap.

Montana students' reading and math skills are in line with the national average, according to test scores released today. But, the national average has been falling since the pandemic.

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?"

Montana educators told a committee in the Legislature Monday that a bill proposing a statewide mentorship program would help support and retain new teachers.

Greg Gianforte writes himself another big check in the governor race. Neither candidate for that office wants to answer hard questions about dealing with…

Melissa Romano, the Democrat running for to lead Montana’s K-12 public school system criticized the current school superintendent's handling of hundreds…

Montana Public Radio and Yellowstone Public Radio interviewed Montana's statewide general election candidates.Melissa Romano is the 2020 Democratic…

Montana Public Radio is gathering information on all statewide general election candidates to publish as a resource for our audience. We asked all the…