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A $40 million dollar gift will help Yellowstone National Park address its critical need for more employee housing. A state education panel Thursday finalized contracts with 19 new public charter schools set to open in cities across Montana.
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The University of Montana Thursday announced its sixth consecutive semester of enrollment growth.
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A series of delays at the federal level will impact when students start receiving financial aid offers from Montana colleges.
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A lawsuit is challenging a new Montana law that directs public school funding to special needs students outside of the public school system.
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A state education panel Friday approved Montana’s first public charter schools.
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Tribal leaders and state education officials are trying to figure out how to stabilize a school on the Blackfeet Reservation after auditors uncovered more than a million dollars in debt linked to financial mismanagement.
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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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A decision by The Montana Library Commission means Montana will no longer require leaders at its largest libraries to hold a master’s degree. The decision was widely opposed in public comment.
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Some of Montana’s largest school districts are moving forward with plans to open public charter schools. Applications for the proposed schools are now pending before the state Board of Public Education. It’s the result of one of two new charter school policies passed by state lawmakers this year.
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The state’s labor department has hired Don Wetzel Jr. to strengthen its relationship and support to Montana’s Indigenous population. Wetzel Jr., who is Blackfeet, previously held a similar position with the state Office of Public Instruction.