U.S. Department of Education

The U.S. Department of Education, despite a plea from Montana’s Superintendent of Public Instruction Elsie Arntzen, denied her request to utilize local assessments instead of the federally mandated statewide test, even after a challenging COVID 19 school year.

The U.S. Department of Education released the 2019 National Assessment of Education Progress.

The Montana OPI (Office of Public Instruction) announced on Wednesday that the state has received a 5-year $50 million grant to build and improve literacy throughout all the state’s school districts.

The U.S. Department of Education is looking for $960,000 in fines from the University of Montana for inadequate crime reporting during the years 2012 to 2015.

The Montana Office of Public Instruction has been negotiating with the U.S. Department of Education about final edits to the state’s Every Student Succeeds Act plan.

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

Earth Day was on Friday and one Missoula high school was awarded an honorable distinction.