education

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

In order to qualify for the new incentive, districts will have to provide a base teacher salary of at least $41,613 for the 2026 fiscal year – increasing year to year after that.

Some members of queer communities report feeling more vulnerable to discrimination in public, at schools, in workplaces and within health care systems.

Sen. Pat Flowers writes, "Democrats showed up with clear priorities and a commitment to deliver: lower costs, strong public schools, access to health care, and real solutions for housing, property taxes, and childcare."

Based on unofficial results, the election received just 30,435 ballots out of 88,908 registered voters, for a turnout of 34%.

The House of Representatives advanced legislation Friday that will create a study of early literacy rates in Montana’s children.

The effort would start studies analyzing the efficacy of public-school programs like special education, media literacy, school safety and counselors.

To qualify for funding in the coming fiscal year, districts would have to pay educators a salary that is at least 62% of 2025’s average teacher pay.

Plans to include a daycare facility in a northside housing project as part of an agreement between the city and a private developer will no longer move forward due to economic changes in the market.

The sponsor says it will address gaps in health insurance coverage for children.