Office of Public Instruction

Recently reelected Superintendent of Public Instruction Elsie Arntzen spoke to KGVO News on Wednesday about Governor Bullock’s budget and the monies allocated for public education.

Montana students reelected President Donald Trump and Senator Steve Daines by a wide margin on Thursday, as the Secretary of State and Office of Public Instruction released the results of the annual youth vote.

Superintendent of Public Instruction Elsie Arntzen announced the Office of Public Instruction’s policy priorities for the upcoming 2021 Legislative Session.

This grant will also fund three districts in Montana to implement evidence-based and culturally competent school mental health practices.

The lack of clarity for Montana’s public schools as to whether students will return to class before the end of the school year has caused the Montana Office of Public Instruction to offer guidance on possible options for graduation.

Baker science teacher Linda Rost says that one of her application essays for the Teacher of the Year recognition was about a lesson plan she developed to teach about the delisting of Grizzly bears in Montana and in the Yellowstone ecosystem.

Montana’s 2020 Teacher of the Year, Linda Rost, is a finalist for the National Teacher of the Year recognition.

The U.S. Department of Education offered positive feedback to Montana education officials regarding their efforts to comply with the Every Student Succeeds Act.

The holidays should be a happy time of friends, families and togetherness, but for many the holidays can be deeply depressing, so much so that some contemplate suicide.

The annual Youth Risk Behavior Survey results were released this week by the Montana Office of Public Instruction, and high school students are improving in most areas, while falling behind in others.