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Some blame the Department of Natural Resources. The agency is pushing back, saying many factors are in play.

The Trump administration released its fiscal 2027 budget request Friday, asking Congress to increase spending on defense programs by 43% and decrease funding for non-defense accounts by 10%.

One finalist for the University of Montana president job is headed to campus soon as part of the search for the Missoula flagship’s new leader, according to the Office of the Commissioner of Higher Education.

Arlene Walker-Andrews writes, "Continued community investment ensures that we can sustain this momentum and provide the stable, high-quality educational environment our children deserve."

President Donald Trump’s administration over the past year has worked to wind down the 46-year-old agency as part of his quest to return education “back to the states.”

In a mixed ruling, a federal judge said former students lack standing for injunctive relief because there is no imminent threat of future harm.

Former students say GCU counselors lied about accreditation of degree programs they learned too late would not lead to licensure in their professional fields.

The U.S. Department of Education, for now, is backtracking on plans to garnish wages and seize tax refunds of student loan borrowers in default, the department announced Friday.

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.