A Good Amount of Montana High School Seniors are Illegally VapingA Good Amount of Montana High School Seniors are Illegally VapingThe Montana Office of Public Instruction issued numbers this week about Montana students who are vaping.Peter ChristianPeter Christian
OPI Offers New Testing Parameters After Low Achievement ScoresOPI Offers New Testing Parameters After Low Achievement ScoresMontana’s Superintendent of Public Instruction Elsie Arntzen reported the latest state assessment results for math and reading in Montana’s public schools.Peter ChristianPeter Christian
Schools Have a Little Over a Month to Spend Millions in COVID BucksSchools Have a Little Over a Month to Spend Millions in COVID BucksState schools must basically ‘use it or lose it’.Peter ChristianPeter Christian
Rosendale Blasts Education Department on Hunter Safety FundingRosendale Blasts Education Department on Hunter Safety FundingRosendale said he has been in constant communication with Montana’s Superintendent of Public Instruction.Peter ChristianPeter Christian
Hunter Safety Classes and Federal Funding in Montana SchoolsHunter Safety Classes and Federal Funding in Montana SchoolsArntzen told KGVO that hunter safety has been a part of the Montana public school system for generations.Peter ChristianPeter Christian
Free USDA Summer Food Service Program is Underway in MissoulaFree USDA Summer Food Service Program is Underway in MissoulaSummer means…no school, but that doesn’t mean schools won’t play an important part in summer nutrition for school-aged kids.Peter ChristianPeter Christian
‘Funding Follows the Student’ in Montana’s New Charter Schools‘Funding Follows the Student’ in Montana’s New Charter SchoolsThe Montana Legislature recently passed two public education bills: HB 549 and HB 562.Peter ChristianPeter Christian
Montana ACT Scores are Below the Average for College ReadinessMontana ACT Scores are Below the Average for College ReadinessArntzen said the test helps to evaluate the amount of general knowledge that students have received by the 11th grade in Montana.Peter ChristianPeter Christian
State Delivers Over $2 Billion to Montana Public SchoolsState Delivers Over $2 Billion to Montana Public SchoolsMontana’s public schools are now fully funded after the state legislature approved House Bill 15, the funding mechanism for state school systems.Peter ChristianPeter Christian
Montana Superintendent Talks Legislation, Sex Ed, and ‘Furries’Montana Superintendent Talks Legislation, Sex Ed, and ‘Furries’Montana’s Superintendent of Public Instruction Elsie Arntzen visited the KGVO studios on Tuesday.Peter ChristianPeter Christian
Montana School Enrollment at Highest Levels in Nearly 2 DecadesMontana School Enrollment at Highest Levels in Nearly 2 DecadesMontana is back on track to having students enrolled in schooling. Public, private or homeschooled are all up.Josh RathJosh Rath
OPI Response to Arntzen Citation for Passing Stopped School BusOPI Response to Arntzen Citation for Passing Stopped School BusArntzen allegedly passed a stopped school bus with flashing lights and children loading.Peter ChristianPeter Christian