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Blackfeet educator and leader Earl Barlow died last week at the age of 96. Barlow became known as the “Father of Indian Education” in Montana for his efforts to recognize the tribes during the state’s 1972 constitutional convention.
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Two more candidates have announced campaigns to be the state’s top superintendent of public schools. There are now two Republicans and one Democrat in the race.
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Montana tribes are closer to gaining more authority in a state program designed to preserve Indigenous languages.
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The superintendent of Townsend School District has announced a campaign for the top job overseeing all public schools in Montana.
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Gold Creek has two more school years to recruit at least one student and teacher so that it can reopen. If they can’t, state law mandates they will close down for good
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The sauce is processed in Ronan and more than 150 school districts across the state have placed orders so far. The program was paid for with a USDA grant and leftover pandemic-era money.
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The most recent data from 2019 indicates that Montana is experiencing an educator shortage.
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A Montana law requiring public schools to notify parents of lessons that mention human sexuality — and allowing parents to pull their children from those lessons — has reached further and been more cumbersome than anticipated, according to two school district leaders.
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Spending to educate public school students in Montana increased by more than $1,200 per pupil during the last year.
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The Montana Office of Public Instruction says about 19% of school districts in the state are taking part in a new incentive program to raise starting teacher pay next year.