Schools

State lawmakers studying facial recognition technology expressed concerns about student privacy when the tech is used in schools.

With too many teachers out sick with COVID-19, the Smith Valley School in Kalispell is shifting to remote learning. One of the state’s largest districts, Great Falls Public Schools, also shifted to remote learning due to staffing shortages this week.

Donors have reached a $1 million cap for a new incentive in Montana, matching dollar-for-dollar tax credits for contributions to public schools. The limit was reached within five minutes of the program launching this year.

Of the Montana schools that have met the state's program deadline, most show high levels of lead in school drinking water.

Gov. Greg Gianforte Wednesday signed into law a significant increase to a tax credit for donors to school choice scholarship programs. The program...

Farmers and educators in the Bitterroot Valley are researching how to make a healthier and more local school lunch. The two-year research project in...

Republicans in the Montana House of Representatives have advanced a bill to increase the tax credit residents can claim for donations that help pay...

Montana public schools will receive millions of dollars in relief funds for reopening and recovery efforts as part of the most recent COVID-19 relief package.

Fall school sports, like almost everything in 2020, will look different this year due to COVID-19. The biggest difference: Many schools aren’t allowing spectators. Some parents have pushed back against the restrictions.

It’s been about six months since most Montana students sat inside a classroom and as school doors reopen, teachers are eager to see if students fell...