Education Week: Montana

Problems Mount for Pensions

Tue, 11 Oct 2011 00:10:00 -0400

The Montana Teachers Retirement System needs an infusion of $633 million to avoid running out of money by 2055, consultants hired by the system said.

More States Defiant on NCLB Compliance

Wed, 06 Jul 2011 00:07:00 -0400

Montana, Idaho, and South Dakota say they'll flout the 2014 deadline on AYP, while the Education Department warns such action won't be tolerated.

Montana Chief Rejects Testing Goals

Tue, 17 May 2011 00:05:00 -0400

Denise Juneau has informed U.S. Department of Education officials that she will not raise the state's target test scores to meet benchmarks of the No Child Left Behind law.

Indian Education

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:11:00 -0500

At least five Northwest states have academic curricula and standards that address Native American culture and history, according to a study.

Kiddie Algebra

Tue, 10 Feb 2009 00:02:00 -0500

Teachers are introducing algebra concepts to pupils in the early grades by tapping their intuitive math skills.

Education Groups Say Montana Budget Too Thin

Mon, 17 Nov 2008 00:11:00 -0500

Students Set Sail Through Federally Funded Program

Fri, 11 Jul 2008 00:07:00 -0400

States Seek to Recover Taxes Lost to Federal Lands

Tue, 12 Dec 2006 00:12:00 -0500

Thirteen Western states that are home to more than 93 percent of the nation’s federally owned land have formed a coalition to lobby Washington for an annual $4 billion in lost local and state property-tax revenues on the federal land, nearly $1.9 billion of which would have gone to pay for public education.

Montana Approves Hike in Education Spending

Tue, 07 Jun 2005 00:06:00 -0400

Gov. Brian Schweitzer, who in November 2004 became the first Democrat to be elected governor of Montana since 1988, has signed a two-year budget that significantly increases spending for elementary and secondary education.

States Resist Meeting K-12 Spending Levels Ordered by the Courts

Tue, 05 Apr 2005 00:04:00 -0400

As a series of recent high-profile cases have shown, more than ever, school finance plaintiffs are finding it is easier to win at trial than in the lobbies of the state capitol.

Mont. Court Details Ruling

Tue, 29 Mar 2005 00:03:00 -0500

The Montana Supreme Court issued a 30-page decision March 23 elaborating on why it ruled last fall that the state’s public school funding system is unconstitutional.

Montana

Tue, 08 Feb 2005 00:02:00 -0500

State of the States: Latest governor's address before the legislature.

Court Overturns Montana Funding System

Tue, 16 Nov 2004 00:11:00 -0500

In the legislative session that begins in January, Montana lawmakers will be under the gun to come up with a definition for a “quality” public education, following the Montana Supreme Court’s decision last week to strike down the state’s school funding formula.

Montana High Court Strikes Down State's School Funding System

Thu, 11 Nov 2004 00:11:00 -0500

The Montana Supreme Court has ruled that Montana's public schools aren't adequately financed because the current funding system isn't based on "educationally relevant factors."

Four Incumbent State Chiefs Stave Off Challengers

Tue, 09 Nov 2004 00:11:00 -0500

While the Washington state superintendent’s race was the most closely watched nationally, incumbents swept races in three more of the five states electing schools chiefs this year. Includes table of results of five races.