education

Doug James writes, "Senate President Matt Regier and Superintendent of Public Instruction Susie Hedalen have decided that the biggest threat to our children’s education isn’t underfunded schools, teacher shortages, or rising student suicide rates—it’s “woke” teachers spending two days at a professional conference learning how to better educate our kids."

More than 11,060 students were enrolled this fall, including 592 first-generation students, 817 Native Americans and 397 veterans.

The Trump administration said Friday it’ll soon release billions in Education Department funding that has been frozen for weeks, delaying disbursements to K-12 schools throughout the country.

Sheila Hogan writes, "Republicans in Washington, including Montana’s own delegation, chose to gut ... lifesaving programs. Why? To finance a $4.5 trillion tax cut scheme."

The Trump administration is still sitting on $6.8 billion in authorized and approved Congressional funding for public education.

Republican members called on the Office of Management and Budget to release the $6.8 billion in funds for K-12 schools that the Trump administration is withholding.

Democrat-led states say Trump’s sweeping staff cuts at the Department of Education are already disrupting school funding streams and derailing essential federal support for public education systems.

The agency informed states on Monday that it would be withholding funding for several programs, including before- and after-school programs,

With the signing of Senate Bill 10, Texas becomes the second state to require the Ten Commandments in public school classrooms. Federal courts have already weighed in on a nearly identical Louisiana law.

The event featured top teaching artists from across the country and was backed by the Kennedy Center’s Any Given Child initiative.