2023 Montana Report Cards Show Little Improvement in Scores
Arntzen was not happy with the results from what she called a 'one-size-fits-all’ test.
Elsie Arntzen
Graduation Rates and Dropout Rates in Montana for 2023
Arntzen announced graduation rates and dropout rates for Spring of 2023.
Update: Who is Running for the Senate and U.S. House in Montana
The primary election will be held on Tuesday, June 4 with the general election on Tuesday, November 5.
Arntzen Speaks Out on Failed Book Challenge in Montana
Billings Public School District voted 5-4 not to remove a book from its library.
Montana Supreme Court Upholds 95 Mills for School Funding
The unanimous 7-0 ruling came quickly by the State’s highest court.
Montana Teachers are Dead Last in Terms of Starting Salaries
Starting teacher licensing fees will also remain at historic lows.
A Good Amount of Montana High School Seniors are Illegally Vaping
The Montana Office of Public Instruction issued numbers this week about Montana students who are vaping.
OPI Offers New Testing Parameters After Low Achievement Scores
Montana’s Superintendent of Public Instruction Elsie Arntzen reported the latest state assessment results for math and reading in Montana’s public schools.
Schools Have a Little Over a Month to Spend Millions in COVID Bucks
State schools must basically ‘use it or lose it’.
Rosendale Blasts Education Department on Hunter Safety Funding
Rosendale said he has been in constant communication with Montana’s Superintendent of Public Instruction.
Hunter Safety Classes and Federal Funding in Montana Schools
Arntzen told KGVO that hunter safety has been a part of the Montana public school system for generations.
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.