Free USDA Summer Food Service Program is Underway in Missoula
Summer means…no school, but that doesn’t mean schools won’t play an important part in summer nutrition for school-aged kids.
Elsie Arntzen
‘Funding Follows the Student’ in Montana’s New Charter Schools
The Montana Legislature recently passed two public education bills: HB 549 and HB 562.
Montana ACT Scores are Below the Average for College Readiness
Arntzen said the test helps to evaluate the amount of general knowledge that students have received by the 11th grade in Montana.
State Delivers Over $2 Billion to Montana Public Schools
Montana’s public schools are now fully funded after the state legislature approved House Bill 15, the funding mechanism for state school systems.
Montana Superintendent Talks Legislation, Sex Ed, and ‘Furries’
Montana’s Superintendent of Public Instruction Elsie Arntzen visited the KGVO studios on Tuesday.
Montana School Enrollment at Highest Levels in Nearly 2 Decades
Montana is back on track to having students enrolled in schooling. Public, private or homeschooled are all up.
OPI’s Arntzen on Teacher Residency Project and Gender Issues
Montana’s Superintendent of Public Instruction Elsie Arntzen spoke to us this week first to celebrate the fact that 21 new ‘teacher residents’ have been placed in 12 Montana school districts for the coming school year.
OPI Protests Tying Nutrition Programs to New Definition of Sex
Montana’s Superintendent of Public Instruction and Attorney General have sent a joint letter to the United States Department of Agriculture for what they see as new unlawful guidance that will tie Title IX and school nutrition programs to a new definition of ‘sex.’
OPI Response to Arntzen Citation for Passing Stopped School Bus
Arntzen allegedly passed a stopped school bus with flashing lights and children loading.
Enrollment in Montana Public Schools Returns to Pre-COVID Levels
Recent numbers revealed by the office of the Montana Superintendent of Public Instruction state that public school enrollment has returned to pre-COVID levels.