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Montana doubles the percentage of fully accredited public schools in Montana. One dead and 12 left ill from an E.coli outbreak in the Flathead. Western Montana can expect more seasonable temps next week.
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We’re bringing you coverage of all the major political races this year. MTPR’s Corin Cates-Carney sat down with reporter Austin Amestoy to break down the race for Superintendent of Public Instruction.
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A District Court judge has limited the information the Office of Public Instruction can collect before public charter schools open this fall. The City of Kalispell says one of its public water wells exceeds federal standards for PFAS, a family of chemicals that are known to cause cancer and other health issues.
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A group of public education advocates sued the state’s leader of K-12 schools to prevent what they say is “an additional layer of red tape” to the opening of new public charter schools.
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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.