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University of Montana program tackles counseling shortage in rural schools throughout the state

Educators often point to rising rates of youth anxiety and depression as a contributor to the steady decline in statewide academic performance, and for schools large and small, financial and hiring difficulties frequently stand in the way of providing robust mental health resources. Even outside the K-12 system, such support for students in Montana’s more…

Fewer than 20 students enrolled as state opens second application window for education savings accounts

Montana’s Office of Public Instruction is currently accepting a second round of applications for the state’s new education savings account program, which has enrolled 14 students with special needs to date and reimbursed their families more than $7,000 for nonpublic education expenses including online courses, private school tuition and laptops.

Getting the lead out

Nearly five years into lead removal efforts, most of Montana’s schools have shut down their dangerous water sources. Where do they go from here?

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Elsie Arntzen’s OPI

Elsie Arntzen eased into leadership of the Office of Public Instruction in 2016, marking a fundamental shift at the top of Montana’s education hierarchy. For nearly 30 years prior, the post had been held by the political left. Arntzen will close out her second and final term on Dec. 31, handing the reins of Montana’s…

State lawmakers zero in on education funding, OPI spending

Montana lawmakers have trained a critical eye on funding for public schools, proposing new enhancements to the state’s education funding formula and raising concerns about the handling of federal school funds by Montana’s statewide education agency.

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