education

Since the law for four-day school weeks passed about 10 years ago, 100 small, rural schools with some 5,000 students now use a four-day school week.

Montana’s state Chief Information Officer Ron Baldwin recently joined Department of Corrections staff to tour the educational and vocational programs offered in two California prisons.

The Davidson Honors College at the University of Montana is a force to be reckoned with when it comes to academics. Of course, this might not seem like much of a surprise, but the numbers are truly astonishing, and something to be proud of for these students.

On Friday the Montana Law Enforcement Academy announced their partnership with the Missoula College regarding students earning a degree upon graduating from basic training.

This morning, we welcomed Ange Anderson to the show.  Ange is the Family and Birth Educator of St. Patrick Hospital’s Family Maternity Center.  She is a Certified Childbirth Educator through the International Childbirth Education Association and has over 18 years of experience in teaching and developing health and wellness educational programs...

Just in time for Labor Day…A new study shows Montana ranked number one in the nation for the highest percentage of older workers and also its share of educated workers.

Earlier this morning, Montana Senator Steve Daines introduced an amendment to the Every Child Achieves Act of 2015. This amendment gives more control to state and local education on federal funding, and regulations.

Following the recent U.S. Supreme Court decision that effectively legalized same-sex marriage in all 50 states, KGVO News reached out to Mark Thane, Superintendent of Missoula School District One, to see how the decision would be reflected in the district's curriculum.

Montana Senator Elsie Arntzen of Billings announced today, June 23, that she is running to replace Denise Juneau as the Superintendent of Public Instruction.

Three out of every four kids say their parents are the leading influence on their decisions about drinking and that’s why the Department of Revenue’s Liquor Control Division and the Interagency Coordinating Council on State Prevention Programs have partnered with Mothers Against Drunk Driving to provide the Power of Parents program in Montana.