Montana
News, analysis, and opinion about K-12 education in Montana
Budget & Finance
The Future of Property Taxes Is on Ballots This Fall. Why It Matters for 69传媒
Several states are considering reforms that would lower property taxes鈥攐r ask voters to approve eliminating them altogether.
Law & Courts
Biden's Title IX Rule Takes Effect Amid a Confusing Legal Landscape
The rule that expands protections for LGBTQ+ students is effective Aug. 1, but injunctions currently block it in 26 states.
States
The Surprising Contenders for State Superintendent Offices This Year
Two elections for the top education leadership job feature candidates who have never worked in public schools.
Families & the Community
Bring Back In-Person Field Trips. Here's Why
School field trips took a hit due to the pandemic and are still recovering. Educators and experts explain why they should come back.
Equity & Diversity
Q&A
The Lily Gladstone Effect: A Teacher Explains the Value of Indigenous Language Immersion
69传媒 in the Browning public schools district in Montana engage in a Blackfoot language immersion program for all ages.
School & District Management
How Do You Decide Which 69传媒 to Close? Inside 2 Districts' Thinking
School district leaders weighed enrollment and staffing trends, population patterns, and logistical and sentimental concerns.
School Choice & Charters
How a District Hopes to Save an ESSER-Funded Program
As a one-time infusion of federal funding expires, districts are searching for creative ways to keep programs they funded with it running.
School & District Management
What Superintendents Are Doing This Winter Break鈥攁nd Planning for 2024
District leaders say they plan to rest and then refocus for the new year.
Education Funding
A Judge Just Ruled That Another State's School Funding System Is Unconstitutional
New Hampshire joins Pennsylvania on the list of states whose courts have ruled that it's underfunding poor school districts.
Assessment
States Eye Assessment Throughout the Year as Frustration With Standardized Testing Mounts
Some states are working to transition to through-year testing models in an effort to make standardized tests more relevant to educators.
Student Well-Being
Social-Emotional Learning Persists Despite Political Backlash
Social-emotional learning has generated a political backlash, but states are keeping SEL in their standards.
Equity & Diversity
Pronouns for Trans, Nonbinary 69传媒: The States With Laws That Restrict Them in 69传媒
Under the laws, teachers aren鈥檛 required to use trans or nonbinary students鈥� requested pronouns.
School Choice & Charters
Do Vouchers and ESAs Take Money From Public 69传媒? How States Fund School Choice
Republican state lawmakers have ramped up programs that dedicate public funds for parents to spend on their children鈥檚 private education.
Education Funding
State K-12 Spending Is Inequitable and Inadequate. See Where Yours Ranks
There's a $17,000 per student difference between the highest- and lowest-spending states. High-poverty schools suffer especially.