Education

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.

The agreement streamlines the process for graduates with an associate degree in business administration from Fort Peck Community College in Poplar or an associate degree in elementary education from Chief Dull Knife College in Lame Deer to transfer to MSUB for their bachelor’s.

Montana's fourth and eighth graders saw significant declines in math and reading comprehension during the pandemic.

Montana’s smaller, more rural school districts are having a hard time finding and retaining teachers. About one-fifth of schools in the state have moved to four-day work weeks to recruit and retain educators.

With the school year starting up, schools in the Billings area are having difficulty finding people to hire for key positions.

The Montana Board of Regents on Thursday voted to let Montana State University name a computer science department building the Gianforte School of Computing after the governor's family foundation.

From debates over library books to local GOP campaign contributions, politics are defining the Billings school board election in more ways than one.

Public schools have been able to provide free meals to all students regardless of their families’ income because of waivers Congress passed at the start of the pandemic. But families could soon have to start paying for their kids’ lunches again as food prices rise.

The school board on Monday voted 5-3 in favor of keeping a five-day school week.

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.