A pair of federal court injunctions have frozen elements of a student loan repayment plan set to roll out next week, blocking the final phase.
The Montana Free Press has announced the inaugural Free Press Fest, a two-day event scheduled for September 5-7, 2024 at the University of Montana.
Public schools in Montana are transitioning from annual end-of-year tests to multiple smaller assessments, or “testlets”, spread throughout the school year.
Montana’s Dutton-Brady schools use in-school daycare to combat teacher shortages and the childcare crisis.
Low wages force Montana childcare workers, like Amanda Wiseman, to leave their careers due to unaffordable childcare costs.
Article Summary – In Pennsylvania, school board candidates who support extremist policies such as book bans and curriculum censorship have been both voted out and voted in in recent local elections. Former Central York school board member Veronica Gemma, now education director for the PA Economic Growth PAC, is actively
Michigan Senators Rosemary Bayer and Darren Camilleri have proposed bills to ensure every school in Michigan has a library with a certified librarian by 2025.
The US Department of Education has announced that $6.1 billion in student loans for 317,000 students of the now-defunct Art Institutes will be forgiven due to the institution’s falsification of data and misleading students about career prospects.
The Cumberland Valley School District in Pennsylvania initially canceled an anti-bullying presentation by openly gay actor and author Maulik Pancholy due to concerns about his “lifestyle,” but later reinstated the event.
Article Summary – The Wisconsin State Legislature is suing Democratic Gov. Tony Evers and the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction over Act 100, a bill related to literacy education enacted in 2023. The bill, which allocates $50 million for literacy instruction, had parts vetoed by Evers, including a repeal date
Article Summary – The University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Teacher Pledge program, a donor-funded initiative that pays for the tuition and other expenses of prospective teachers, is being extended for another academic year. The program, which requires students to commit to working at a Wisconsin school for a minimum of three to
Article Summary – Michigan schools are struggling with a teacher shortage, a problem that is being addressed by Central Michigan University through the Michigan Consortium for Addressing Rural Education Expansion and Retention Resource Hub. Funded by a $15 million grant from the Michigan Department of Education, the hub will provide
