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Pre-K Problems: Montana Ranks 49th In Early Education
92.5 KAAR - Montana
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July 30, 2025
Montana is constantly ranked for the best of everything: best views, best outdoor vacation spots, best trout fishing, and even a top-tier agriculture program. Just this year, Montana State University was named one of the world’s best schools for...
Montana Democrats in disarray: Leaked memo details infighting over party unity, strategy
Independent Record - Montana
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At the Democrats’ final press conference of the 2025 Montana Legislature, House Minority Leader Katie Sullivan celebrated the session as a victory. “Every step of the way, whether it’s been on the budget, on schools, property taxes, Democrats have...
Montana State receives grant to support rural teachers
Clark Fork Valley Press & Mineral Independent - Montana
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July 30, 2025
Montana State University’s Science Math Resource Center has launched a program to support rural Montana teachers as they incorporate locally and culturally significant place-based phenomena into their schools’ science lessons. The project is...
Yellowstone has been a 'sacred wonderland' of spiritual power and religious activity for centuries – and for different faith groups
Akron Legal News
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THOMAS S. BREMER Rhodes College Published: July 30, 2025 (THE CONVERSATION) Nearly 5 million travelers come to Wyoming to visit Yellowstone National Park each year, most in the summer months. They come for the geysers, wildlife, scenery and...
Hunter Education Field Days Coming Up
Hi Line Today - Montana
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July 30, 2025
HomeLocal NewsHunter Education Field Days Coming Up (Glasgow) – Hunter Education Field Days will be held in Glasgow this August, for those taking trapping, hunter, and bow hunter education classes online. Montana Fish, Wildlife, and Parks Region 6...
Montana Supports Higher Park Fees for Foreign Visitors
KBUL NEWS TALK - Montana
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July 30, 2025
Montana’s U.S. Representative Ryan Zinke and U.S. Senator Tim Sheehy are backing a new proposal that would charge foreign tourists more to visit America’s national parks. The legislation follows a previous executive order from former President...
Montana State computing students gain global experience through study abroad program in France
Yellowstone Times - Montana
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July 29, 2025
Twelve students from Montana State University’s Gianforte School of Computing recently took part in a study abroad program in Lyon, France, aimed at deepening their understanding of data science and improving intercultural communication skills....
Montana teens learn how to handle mental health crises
KXLH 9 Helena - Montana
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July 29, 2025
HELENA — Teens from across Montana are learning how to handle situations involving people who are struggling with behavioral and mental health. "I had some friends who have felt kind of suicidal, and I didn't really know what to do," said Breahna...
Construction of 'largest' immigration facility starts at Fort Bliss
KWKT - Texas
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July 29, 2025
Camp Bliss to hold up to 5,000 individuals in deportation proceedings once facility completed in 2027 by: Luisa Barrios, KTSM, Julian Resendiz Posted: Jul 29, 2025 / 05:51 PM CDT Updated: Jul 29, 2025 / 05:51 PM CDT EL PASO, Texas (Border Report)...
16 things to know before you come to Bozeman, Montana
Lonely Planet
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Hailed as one of the hippest towns in the American West, Bozeman is luring growing numbers of visitors thanks to its proximity to mountain wildernesses and its diverse demographic. Old-school ranchers in plaid shirts and Stetsons, Hollywood...
Western Montana counties net PILT funds
Clark Fork Valley Press & Mineral Independent - Montana
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July 30, 2025
Counties in Montana will receive $46.5 million in federal payments this year to cover a lack of property tax revenue coming from federal lands. The payments are part of more than $644.8 million that will be distributed to 1,900 state and local...
Montana to Secede the Union to Join New Zealand
The MSU Exponent - Montana
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DISCLAIMER: This is a satirical piece. It does not necessarily represent the views of the Exponent or its writers and should not be construed as truth. It’s official: sunny skies and warm weather soon arrive in Montana with the bill titled SB 406,...
MSU leads multi-state effort to train nurses on educating students
Daily Inter Lake - Montana
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July 30, 2025
BOZEMAN — Montana State University is a key player in a major, multi-year grant that has helped train more than 450 nurses across six western states. The Montana Office for Rural Health and Area Health Education Center, which is housed in the Mark...
Montana Ranks 49th for Early Education in New Report
Z100 Classic Rock - Montana
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July 29, 2025
With only 11 states currently offering universal pre-K education, the personal-finance website WalletHub released its report on 2025's States with the Best & Worst Early Education Systems. In order to determine the best early education systems in...
Hooked on early childhood Education
The Journal - Minnesota
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Betty Uehling, longtime coordinator for District 88's Early Childhood Family Education (ECFE) stands outside Washington Learning Center. Uehling will officially retire on Aug. 11, after 33 years as coordinator. NEW ULM – In Aug. 1992, Betty...
Montana Schools Get a Boost With $4 Million Teaching Grant
KGVO - Montana
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July 29, 2025
Missoula, MT (KGVO-AM News) - The Montana Department of Labor and Industry recently announced $4 million in federal funding for teacher apprenticeships, especially for the state’s more rural schools. DLI Director Sarah Swanson provides details....
Montana Tech grad student wins top honors at national reclamation conference
NBC Montana
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BUTTE, Mont. — A Montana Technological University graduate student brought home first place in a competition focused on environmental restoration. Dan Kelly, who earned his bachelor’s degree in biological sciences from Montana Tech in 2023 and is...
States with the best and worst early education systems: Where Connecticut ranks
WFSB 3 - Connecticut
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July 29, 2025
HARTFORD, CT (WFSB) - A list ranked the states in terms of their early education systems. The personal finance website WalletHub.com on Tuesday morning unveiled its list of 2025’s States with the Best & Worst Early Education Systems. On it,...
Report: Montana May Be Hit Harder by Tariffs
KBUL NEWS TALK - Montana
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July 30, 2025
Montana may feel the sting of tariffs more than other states, according to new findings from the University of Montana’s Bureau of Business and Economic Research (BBER). The organization kicked off its annual midyear economic update in Helena on...
Montana Viewpoint: The face of fear
The Missoula Current - Montana
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July 29, 2025
Jim Elliott As a state legislator I was always pleased with my dealings with police officers in general and the Department of Corrections people in particular. I found people in law enforcement leadership to be thoughtful, compassionate, and...