K-12 News

Disclaimer: This page includes all K-12 education news stories found by the MTSBA staff from a variety of daily and weekly newspapers throughout Montana and the nation when applicable. With regard to Montana news, if it touches on K-12 education and appears in a paper, our goal is to post it on this page for your information. We do not limit or screen news coverage. Rather, our goal is to provide something akin to an electronic news clipping service for our members so that you are aware of what is being discussed, good, bad and ugly, about K-12 public education throughout the state of Montana and elsewhere. If you are aware of a story that is not posted below, let us know and we will post it. The news articles posted on the MTSBA website do not necessarily reflect the policy, positions, opinions or views of the Board of Directors or staff at MTSBA.

White House Names Race to the Top Finalists (Wall Street Journal, 7-27-2010 – Coverage: Neutral)
The Obama administration on Tuesday named 18 states and the District of Columbia as finalists in the race for federal money to help overhaul troubled schools. Thirty-five states and the district applied for part of the $3.4 billion available under the Race to the Top competition. The finalists are Arizona, California, Colorado, the District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and South Carolina.
SEA, school board reach agreement on new contract (Sidney Herald, 7-27-10 – Coverage: Neutral)

The Sidney Education Association and the Sidney School District have come to terms on a one-year contract.
Anti-bullying program is good one for schools (Sidney Herald, 7-27-10 – Coverage: Neutral)
Kudos to the Sidney School District for presenting another program in an attempt to decrease bullying practices that occur at all schools.
Salvation Army to distribute school supplies (Havre Daily News, 7-27-10 – Coverage: Positive)Students in need will soon be getting a backpack full of school supplies from the Salvation Army.
18 States and District of Columbia Are Finalists for Education Grants (New York Times, 7-27-2010 – Coverage:Neutral) Eighteen states and the District of Columbia were named as finalists on Tuesday in the second round of a national competition for $3.4 billion in federal financing to support an overhaul of education policies.
Officials: SD2 bonds drawing support (Billings Gazette, 7-27-10 – Coverage: Positive) Billings School District 2 officials have started picking up support for the two building improvement bonds totaling $12 million that will go before voters in September.
Gazette opinion: Apply yourself! Volunteer to be a school trustee (Billings Gazette, 7-27-10 – Coverage: Positive) Do your children or the kids in your neighborhood attend Alkali Creek, Bench, Eagle Cliffs or Sandstone elementary, Castle Rock Middle School or Skyview High School? Have you lived in the Heights west of Main Street for at least the past year?
MCPS student publications proposal to get new look at meeting (Missoulian, 7-28-2010 – Coverage :Neutral) The proposed policy on student publications in Missoula's schools is getting a thorough re-examination starting Thursday, and changes to its content are likely.
Alleged school vandals plead not guilty (Libby Western News, 7-27-2010 – Coverage: Negative) Two teenagers accused of causing roughly $40,000 of damage to computer labs at Libby High School two weeks ago pleaded not guilty Monday in district court to felony charges of burglary and criminal mischief.
LEAP faces funding challenges (Bigfork Eagle, 7-21-2010 – Coverage: Negative)

The start of LEAP's after-school program is still more than a month away, but the program's board is getting anxious about whether it will have the funding to sustain this community staple.
State ranks poorly in high school dropouts (Ravalli Republic, 7-27-2010 – Coverage: Negative) Montana ranks among the bottom 10 states with teenagers ages 16 to 19 who have dropped out of high school before graduating, the Annie E. Casey Foundations Kids Count reported Monday. Nine percent of Montana teens fell into this category in 2008 to rank 44th worst among the states, the Kids Count Data Book said. That compares with 7 percent in 2000 for a 29 percent increase. (Kids Count uses both 2008 and 2007 statistics in the 2010 Data Book.)
The Case Against Summer Vacation (Time Magazine, 7-22-2010 – Coverage: Neutral) Blame Tom Sawyer: Americans have a skewed view of childhood and summertime. We associate the school year with oppression and the summer months with liberty. School is regimen; summer is creativity. School is work and summer is play. But when American students are competing with children around the globe who may be spending four weeks longer in school each year, larking through summer is a luxury we can't afford. What's more, for many children — especially children of low-income families — summer is a season of boredom, inactivity and isolation.
New Target Range schools superintendent at home with rural feel (Missoulian, 7-26-2010 – Coverage: Neutral) Things are done differently out in rural Target Range, and Gary Blaz not only appreciates it, but welcomes it as well.
MCPS shuffling 5 principals to different schools (Missoulian, 7-26-2010 – Coverage: Neutral) Missoula students will see the familiar faces of classmates in the halls when school resumes - and some unfamiliar ones in the principal's office.
Student gets extra year of school — in Germany(Daily Interlake, 7-26-2010 – Coverage: Positive) Brigitte Baake is going back to high school this fall. Last month, Baake graduated with a full International Baccalaureate diploma from Flathead High School.
School board to get results of state tests (Great Falls Tribune, 7-26-2010 – Coverage: Neutral) School board trustees will learn tonight how students in the Great Falls Public Schools fared on state standardized tests this spring.
CJI finishes second in state academic contest (Havre Daily News, 7-25-10 – Coverage: Positive) Chester-Joplin-Inverness High School was the runner-up in the annual Montana High School Academic Awards contest in Class C.
MCPS: Better tracking tames dropout report (Missoulian, 7-25-2010 – Coverage: Positive) The number of high school dropouts in the Missoula County Public Schools district fell by nearly 40 percent last year, a steep decline that Superintendent Alex Apostle attributes in part to the district’s new Graduation Matters initiative.
School trustees on right track (Helena Independent Record, 7-25-2010 – Coverage: Neutral) About 10 days ago, nearly 500 people tried to attend a meeting of the Helena school trustees and share their views on a hot topic: Sex. More specifically, the issue involves questions of what and when to teach students about sex and related topics.
Struggling Montana Schools Receive Multi-Million Dollar Grant (KFBB, 7-23-2010 - Coverage: Neutral)
Chicago’s Lesson in Layoffs (Newsweek, 7-17-2010 - Coverage: Neutral) Education reformers were feeling optimistic. With President Obama’s Race to the Top competition, which offers financial rewards to states willing to hold teachers accountable for their students’ performance, they’ve made real progress in weeding out poor teachers.
GOP using sex-ed controversy as election issue (Helena Independent Record, 7-23-2010 – Coverage: Negative) The Montana Republican Party is using the threat of “graphic, explicit” sex education for Montana grade-schoolers to drum up support for its legislative candidates this fall.
School news (Helena Independent Record, 7-23-2010, Coverage: Positive)
Education inventors get boost under new programs (Billings Gazette, 7-23-2010 – Coverage: Neutral) A movement is under way to make it easier for entrepreneurs to navigate the lucrative and sometimes-tricky education market and introduce new technology and products into classrooms.
State gets $11.5M for struggling schools (Billings Gazette, 7-22-2010 – Coverage: Neutral) HELENA — Montana will receive an $11.5 million federal grant to help turn around up to seven of the state's struggling schools, the state's top education official said Thursday.
Montana wins $11.5 million to turn around state’s lowest performing schools (Clark Fork Chronicle, 7-22-2010, Coverage: Neutral) Superintendent of Public Instruction Denise Juneau announced Thursday that Montana will receive an $11.5 Title I School Improvement Grant to turn around the state’s most struggling schools. “Every child growing up in Montana deserves a quality education and to be provided the very best opportunities to succeed,” said Juneau. “We know that not every child in our state is getting that opportunity and we know that, with communities’ support, this will change.”
Study criticizes state's math, English standards; Juneau questions findings (Missoulian, 7-22-2010, Coverage: Negative) BILLINGS - A national study of Montana's state curriculum standards for kindergarten through grade 12 released Wednesday gave the state an F grade for both its English and math curriculum standards. Montana's English language arts standards "are among the worst in the country," the study's three authors wrote.
Common Standards Judged Better Than Most States' (Education Week, 7-21-2010 – Coverage: Negative)The common academic-content standards that dozens of states are now adopting are better overall than 33 individual states’ standards, according to an analysis released today by a Washington research-and-advocacy group.
School district facing retirement shortfall (Butte Standard, 7-22-10 - Coverage: Neutral) The Butte school district will have to find ways to save money on labor costs for future employees to help plug a projected $13 million shortfall in its budget for retiree health insurance benefits.
Dawson County students create anti-meth posters (The Glendive Ranger, 7-22-10 – Coverage: Neutral) It’s no secret Montana has had its share of problems with meth amphetamines.
Community supports board’s decision to revise curriculum (Helena Independent Record, 7-22-2010, Coverage: Neutral) Helena School District Superintendent Bruce Messinger said the curriculum committee that developed the proposed health enhancement curriculum is not starting over, but rather plans to make revisions to some language in the document.
The Case Against Summer Vacation (Time Magazine, 7-21-2010 – Coverage: Neutral) Blame Tom Sawyer: Americans have a skewed view of childhood and summertime. We associate the school year with oppression and the summer months with liberty. School is regimen; summer is creativity. School is work and summer is play. But when American students are competing with children around the globe who may be spending four weeks longer in school each year, larking through summer is a luxury we can't afford.
Teachers’ Retirement System officials look into Ennis superintendent contracts (The Madisonian, 7-21-2010 – Coverage: Neutral) The director of the state Teachers’ Retirement System says his office has requested contracts from the Ennis School District to investigate whether the district acted properly when they rehired Superintendent Doug Walsh after he retired in 2001. On Tuesday, TRS Director David Senn said that on July 8 his office requested all contracts between Walsh and the district since 2001 but has yet to receive a response from the district. Walsh did not immediately return a phone message seeking comment.
Fairview festival features salute to loved teacher (Sidney Herald, 7-20-10 – Coverage: Positive) A crowd that filled Fairview school’s old gym took time to remember longtime teacher Jack Sutton during Fairview’s Old Timer’s Reunion and Summer Festival Saturday.
Students, parents, teachers earn a win-win with new Montana Digital Academy on line school (Conrad’s Independent Observer, 7-14-2010, Coverage: Positive) This past April the Montana Digital Academy, a fully accredited virtual online school designed in conjunction with the University of Montana, was created to give students a statewide learning program.
Half baked City backtracks on medical marijuana ban near schools Missoula (Missoula Independent, 7-15-2010, Coverage: Neutral) Montana's medical marijuana law is unclear enough, but officials in Missoula have muddied the bong water a little more.
Making the grade (Hamilton Ravalli Republic, 7-20-2010 – Coverage: Positive) FLORENCE - Since the threat of being labeled a "failing school" came along with the passage of No Child Left Behind in 2001, schools have taken steps to get students to make the grade.
Trustees table online policy (Montana Standard, 7-20-10 – Coverage: Neutral) The wave of the educational future will have to wait a few more weeks for Butte schools to be ready.
SD2 pushes to promote $12 million bond (Billings Gazette, 7-19-10 – Coverage: Neutral) With ballots due in about a month and a half, Billings School District 2 officials have begun to move rapidly to promote a $12 million bond that they hope voters will approve come Sept. 7.
Gazette opinion: 1 child is lost, the rest must be protected (Billings Gazette, 7-20-10 – Coverage: Negative)The school system failed to protect a 14-year-old girl from Rambold’s sexual assaults, according to credible evidence that led Rambold to surrender his teaching license two years ago under pressure from School District 2. The justice system has failed to obtain a criminal conviction.
Livingston students score well on tests (Livingston Enterprise, 7-15-10 – Coverage: Positive) Test results indicate Livingston students are well ahead of state and national averages in reading, math and science, said Livingston School District Curriculum Director Todd Wester.
Plans seen for new or remodeled facility(Daily Interlake, 7-18-2010, Coverage: Neutral)
Whitefish could have the chance as early as next month to check out plans for a revamped high school. The Whitefish High School futures committee and a team of architects and consultants have been hard at work for the last couple of months to come up with plans for a new or remodeled school.
Lower education? Fed plan said to lower bar for Mass. kids(Boston Globe, 7-18-2010 – Coverage: Negative)An educational watchdog’s report blasts new national guidelines backed Friday by Massachusetts’ education czar, warning they will lead to the dumbing-down of Bay State students, according to a copy obtained exclusively by the Herald.
Digital academy preparing for launch (Ravalli Republic, 7-16-2010 – Coverage: Positive) MISSOULA - It should come as no surprise that in The University of Montana offices dedicated to the new Web-based Montana Digital Academy, preparing to launch a virtual school requires some virtual meetings. And Thursday's training in the set-up process for course creation, teacher assignment and administrative rollout was no exception.
Family appeals student expulsion (Belgrade News, 7-16-10 – Coverage: Neutral) The family of a Belgrade High School student who was expelled in April has appealed the case to the state Office of Public Instruction, accusing Belgrade School District officials of stonewalling the family and railroading their child out of the district.
Joliet Fifth grader receives nomination to conference (Carbon County News, 7-16-2010 – Coverage: Positive) Holly Nowak, a fifth grade student from Joliet School has been nominated to attend the five-day Junior National Young Leaders Conference to be held this summer in Washington, D.C.
Middle-school sports fees rejected by trustees (Daily Interlake, 7-16-2010 – Coverage: Neutral) Sports still are free at Kalispell Middle School. That’s the verdict after a school board vote Tuesday night. Trustees had considered implementing a $25-per-sport fee and had discussed whether to cap the amount one student had to pay or how much a family should pay, Superintendent Darlene Schottle said.
Missoula Superintendent Apostle receives raise; salary of $155K second-highest in state (Missoulian, 7-16-2010 – Coverage: Negative) A new contract approved Tuesday by the Missoula County Public Schools Board of Trustees gives Superintendent Alex Apostle a raise of more than 10 percent, making his new salary of $155,000 the second-highest in the state.
etc. (Missoula Independent, 7-15-2010 – Coverage: Negative) Superintendent Alex Apostle has declared war on a number of fronts over the past two years: exorbitant student dropout rates, technologically outdated classrooms, and inadequate funding, just to name a few. His declarations of war, while colored with questions, always come with something of a well-crafted argument to back the high costs and radical changes they require. It's all part of his master plan to bring Missoula County Public Schools (MCPS) into the 21st century.
High school drug testing shows no long-term effect on use(USA Today, 7-14-2010, Coverage: Neutral) New research paints a decidedly mixed picture when it comes to mandatory drug testing for high school students trying out for sports or other extracurricular activities: While testing seems to reduce self-reported drug use in the short term, it has virtually no effect on teens' plans to use drugs in the future.
Copps charts new course (Billings Outpost, 7-14-2010 – Coverage: Positive) Former Billings School District 2 superintendent Jack Copps is enjoying a month-long break before he returns to education administration next month, when he will head up the hill to Montana State University Billings to teach in the fall.
Loendorf accepted into prestigious UM journalism program (The Valierian, 7-14-2010 – Coverage: Positive)When Quin Loendorf graduated from high school, he was unsure of what he wanted to do with his life. He spent his senior year of high school working for The Valierian, and grew up watching the news.
Bozeman schools balance budget but fear ‘cliff’ in 2011 (Bozeman Daily Chronicle, 7-15-10 – Coverage: Neutral) The Bozeman School District will have a balanced budget for the coming school year, despite the loss of $2 million in federal stimulus money.
Coal developer ready to charge ahead with Otter Creek permits (Helena Independent Record, 7-15-2010 – Coverage: Neutral) BILLINGS — New Otter Creek coal developers say they’re five years away from opening the mine that, after decades of dead ends, many doubted would ever exist.
'Sex' waits until fifth grade in Missoula schools' health curriculum (Missoulian, 7-14-2010 – Coverage: Neutral)The word "sex" in Missoula schools' health-enhancement curriculum isn't even mentioned until the fifth grade, when it's included in the topic of sexual harassment. Here are some of the highlights of MCPS' physical growth and development educational targets in the health curriculum, which was adopted in June as a guide for teachers in the district.
Students learn about Montana Digital Academy (KXLH, 7-14-2010 – Coverage: Positive)
Helena school board gets earful on sex ed proposal (Associated Press, 7-14-2010 – Coverage: Neutral)HELENA, Mont. — A proposed sex education program that teaches fifth-graders the different ways people have intercourse and first-graders about gay love has infuriated parents and forced the school board to take a closer look at the issue.
Helena sex education debate draws hundreds (KRTV, 7-14-2010 –Coverage: Neutral)
Loud and clear (Helena Independent Record, 7-14-2010 – Coverage: Neutral) School trustees heard from 64 of the more than 300 people who attended the school board meeting Tuesday night to speak about the proposed health curriculum, but made no decision about whether more public comment will be accepted at next month’s meeting before taking action on the document.
Parents: Remember shots for children (Daily Interlake, 7-14-2010 – Coverage: Neutral) It might seem like classes just got out for summer, but the first day of school already is a little more than a month away. And before students can go back to class, many of them need updated immunizations.
Suit accuses state of unequal school funding (San Francisco Chronicle, 7-13-2010 – Coverage: Neutral) A coalition of grassroots groups and families filed a lawsuit against the state Monday seeking to have California's educational system declared unconstitutional for failing to adequately and equally fund schools.
MCPS board approves increase in credit requirements; will examine publications policy (Missoulian, 7-13-2010, Coverage: Neutral) Graduation just got two credits heavier. The Missoula County Public School board was one vote shy of unanimous Tuesday night in bumping up the credit requirement for graduation to 24, saying kids need and want the challenge.
Trustees hear cost-savings ideas (Billings Gazette, 7-13-10 – Coverage: Positive) A paper and copier efficiency firm out of Boise, Idaho is projecting that Billings School District 2 could save u,p to $435,000 over the next four years by tightening up its contracts with copy vendors and using more efficient printers and copiers.
Montana's online high school academy starts this fall (Bozeman Chronicle, 7-13-10 – Coverage: Positive)Starting this fall, high school students in Bozeman and around the state can take free online classes for credit from the state's new Montana Digital Academy.
Libby High School vandalized again (Libby Western News, 7-13-2010 – Coverage: Neutral) Libby Police arrested a 17-year-old Libby boy Monday on felony charges related the destruction of several computers at Libby High School. The boy faces felony burglary and criminal mischief charges for allegedly breaking into the school in the wee hours on Monday and smashing and overturning more than 40 computers, adding up to over $60,000 in damage, according to police and school officials.
School district changing to deal with budget cuts (The Miles City Star, 7-9-10 – Coverage: Negative)Retirements, budget concerns and declining enrollment have worked against the Miles City School District for the coming school year, forcing the district to get creative in an effort to provide the best education possible without eliminating any current employees.
Bozeman schools report on year's progress (Bozeman Daily Chronicle, 7-12-10 – Coverage: Positive)Bozeman has always had strong public schools, but Superintendent Kirk Miller is on a mission to make them better.
State's toughest: MCPS may increase credits required to graduate (Missoulian, 7-12-2010 – Coverage: Positive) In all likelihood, Missoula's incoming high school freshmen will face a requirement that none of their peers at other Montana AA schools have: 24 credits to graduate.
Gates Foundation playing pivotal role in changes for education system (Washington Post, 7-12-2010 – Coverage: Neutral) TAMPA -- Across the country, public education is in the midst of a quiet revolution. States are embracing voluntary national standards for English and math, while schools are paying teachers based on student performance.
Hays-Lodgepole, Montana's poorest-performing school district, hopes 'change destiny' (Great Falls Tribune, 7-11-2010 – Coverage: Negative) HAYS — Success in Hays-Lodgepole often is seen measured by its Thunderbirds basketball team and stars such as A.J. Long Soldier and Shawn Shambo.
Students, teachers wary of proposed MCPS publications policy (Missoulain, 7-11-2010 – Coverage: Negative) Jennifer Keintz was walking the halls of Sentinel High School one day this past spring, handing out fresh-off-the-press copies of the Sentinel Konah to students, when the principal approached her.
Sex-ed provisions to get public hearing Tuesday (Helena Independent Record, 7-11-2010 – coverage: Neutral) Ever since a revised health enhancement curriculum was introduced to the public a month ago, controversy has surrounded the human sexuality portion and evoked strong reactions from both supporters and opponents alike.
Helena schools' draft sex-ed document causing controversy (KRTV, 7-8-2010 – Coverage: Negative)
State Adoptions of Common Standards Steam Ahead (Education Week, 7-9-2010 – Coverage: Negative)Nearly half the states have adopted a new set of common academic standards, barely a month after their final release and, in most cases, with little opposition. As of today, 23 states have decided to replace their mathematics and English/language arts standards with the common set. Another flurry of adoptions is expected by Aug. 2, since the $4 billion federal Race to the Top contest gives more points to states that meet that deadline.
Montana School Proposes Controversial Sex Education Program (Fox News, 7-9-2010 – Coverage: Negative) A proposed plan to teach kindergartners sex education has come under fire in Helena, Montana. The Helena Public School system is considering a comprehensive plan for students in kindergarten through 12th grade. It includes teaching first graders that people can be attracted to the same gender.
Student news (Helena Independent Record, 7-9-2010 – Coverage: Positive)
Plains graduation party under investigation (KPAX, 7-8-2010 – Coverage: Neutral)
District given grant for substance abuse program (Bigfork Eagle, 7-8-2010 – Coverage: Positive) Next month Bigfork schools will get a little closer to having all of their staff certified in Student Assistance Training International's substance abuse program, thanks to a grant from Kalispell Toyota.
School District 2 will place 2 bond issues on September ballot (Billings Gazette, 7-6-10 – Coverage: Neutral) Billings voters will be asked this fall to approve $12 million in interest-free bonds that would be used for long-overdue maintenance to School District 2 buildings.
Parents, school officials want slower traffic on Huffine (Bozeman Daily Chronicle, 7-8-10 – Coverage: Neutral) The Gallatin County Commission recently decided to close Monforton School Road to public access, but school safety concerns have yet to be satisfied, said Lynne Scalia, Monforton School principal and superintendent.
District accepts band teacher's resignation (Bigfork Eagle, 7-7-2010, Coverage: Neutral) After 21 years with the Bigfork School District, band teacher Doug Peters has resigned. The Bigfork School Board accepted Peters' resignation and a separation agreement without discussion at a brief meeting Wednesday, June 30. Peters was not present at the meeting.
Rural Policy: Secure Rural Schools Act Economic Impact Analysis (Clark Fork Chronicle, 7-6-2010 – Coverage: Neutral) This study provides an economic impact analysis of the Secure Rural Schools Act on rural counties and schools throughout the United States.
Rural counties seek to save 11,000 jobs, $1.38 billion each year (Clark Fork Chronicle, 7-6-2010 – Coverage: Neutral) Failure to reauthorize the Secure Rural Schools Act would cause the loss of 11,000 jobs nationwide in 2012-2013, and the continuing loss of $1.37 billion in revenues each year.
Nancy Coultas wins library scholarship (Clark Fork Chronicle, 7-6-2010 – Coverage: Positive) Nancy Coultas, a library aide at Superior High School, is one of seven scholarship recipients that will begin work on the school library media endorsement this fall. Nancy is among 17 Montana residents overall receiving scholarships awarded by the Montana State Library.
Rocky Boy Schools expansion Election rescheduled (Havre Daily News, 7-1-2010 – Coverage:Neutral)

An election for selling Impact Aid Revenue Bonds to pay for an expansion at Rocky Boy schools originally scheduled to end Wednesday has been postponed.
School Board has new offer for teachers(Belgrade News, 7-2-2010 – Coverage:Neutral) The Belgrade School Board has a counter-offer ready to discuss with teachers, but trustees will not release the details of the proposal until the entire Belgrade Education Association negotiation team is on hand to hear the deal, oard Chair Lance Voegele said Wednesday.
Come to brown bag lecture at Glacier (Missoulian, 7-5-2010 - Coverage:Positive) The public is invited to a brown bag lecture on Friday from 1 to 2 p.m. at the Community Building in West Glacier as high school citizen scientists share their stories of their research trip to Glacier. Twenty-two students from 10 different San Diego high schools are spending a week collecting climate change data at Glacier National Park.
Retired Missoula teacher drives effort to raise $50K toward central Asia school (Missoulian, 7-5-2010 - Coverage:Positive) Don't ever underestimate the power of a retired school teacher - even if she is tiny and has cancer. Inspired by the real-life lessons of Greg Mortenson, who dedicates his life to bringing peace through education in the remote, unstable corners of Afghanistan and Pakistan, retired first-grade teacher Marlene Beltramo was moved to do her part to help.
Volunteers install garden at Bozeman's Irving School (Bozeman Daily Chronicle, 7-6-2010 – Coverage:Positive) In years to come, students of Irving Elementary School will have access to a garden, raspberry bushes along the fence line and a bicycle-generated compost bin - all built by the Bozeman-based 1,000 New Gardens with and Montana Yellowstone Expedition volunteers.
Obama Dealt a Blow Over Education Initiatives (Wall Street Journal, 7-6-2010, Coverage:Neutral) President Barack Obama's education-overhaul agenda was dealt its first major setback after the US House of Representatives diverted ...
State: Relatively lean, still large (Billings Gazette, 7-6-2010, Coverage:Positive)
HELENA — Montana is fat, but compared with the rest of the country, we look pretty darned good.
Montessori students take part in international ‘World Harmony Run' (Bozeman Daily Chronicle, 7-6-2010 – Coverage:Positive) A day after celebrating the United States of America's independence, a group of local Montessori students gathered to participate in a run promoting world peace.
Bozeman High students win state high school journalism awards, despite funding struggles (Bozeman Daily Chronicle, 7-6-2010 – Coverage:Positive) Four Bozeman High School students recently received awards in the Montana High School Better Newspaper contest for their work with the Hawk Tawk high school newspaper.
New playground improves neighborhood (Billings Gazette, 7-6-2010 – Coverage:Positive) It started off as a serious problem for a newly rebuilt Orchard Elementary.
Victor’s free lunch (Ravalli Republic, 7-6-2010 – Coverage:Positive) VICTOR - Lunch was over and the kids coming in from the playground last week were talking about the activity of the day at Victor School's free summer events program.
Study shows teens benefit from later school day (Ravalli Republic, 7-6-2010 – Coverage:Positive) CHICAGO (AP) - Giving teens 30 extra minutes to start their school day leads to more alertness in class, better moods, less tardiness, and even healthier breakfasts, a small study found.
Student's photos honored (Great Falls Tribune, 7-6-2010 - Coverage:Positive) GERALDINE — High school juniors aren't supposed to have a life plan, and until recently that was the case for Geraldine's Zac Danbrook.
Missed meetings could mean jail time for parents (Missoulian, 7-6-2010 - Coverage:Neutral) The night Demarco Harris shot and killed a woman during a robbery on a Detroit street, his parents told police knocking on their door at 2 a.m. they didn't know where their 12-year-old was.
Happy to be in Billings, Beeman faces host of issues with SD2 (Billings Gazette, 7-1-10 – Coverage: Neutral) Hanging over the second-floor hallway of the Lincoln Center is a banner welcoming Superintendent Keith Beeman to Billings School District 2.
For kids, there’s a free lunch (Billings Gazette, 7-1-10 – Coverage: Neutral) Billings School District 2’s free summer lunch program is more popular than ever.