Montana Office of Public Instruction

The Montana Office of Public Instruction has submitted a plan to distribute $382 million to schools from federal pandemic aid. The state’s public schools…

Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen issued an opinion May 27 claiming public schools are prohibited by state and federal law from teaching certain…

Montana’s superintendent of public instruction “strongly recommends” school districts rescind any mask requirements for the upcoming school year, starting…

Montana Superintendent of Public Instruction Elsie Arntzen is pushing back against the federal education department for proposing a program that would…

Farmers and educators in the Bitterroot Valley are researching how to make a healthier and more local school lunch. The two-year research project in…

Gov. Greg Gianforte Friday signed a bill into law that will create an incentive program for public school districts to pay their early-career teachers a…

The COVID relief bill passed by Congress Monday outlines more funding for Montana’s K-12 public school districts. State education officials say this round…

Montana Education Officials announced Thursday that a federal standardized test used to assess student progress across the country has been canceled this…

Public school enrollment declined slightly this fall while the number of homeschooled students in Montana spiked. State education officials released the…

Enrollment in public schools across the state compared to last year is down roughly 3,300 students, according to state education officials. District…