Office of Public Instruction

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.

The Montana Office of Public Instruction has announced that 46 Montana communities will share in a $200,000 Graduation Matters Montana grant.

Montana's public school science content standards haven't been updated since 2006, so Superintendent of Public Instruction Denise Juneau has selected 17 people to serve on a negotiated rule making committee to begin the process.

Montana’s public school districts are doing a better job of identifying homeless students which has improved connecting students with school, community, and local outreach organizations to provide important services.

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.