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Students Protest Potential Budget Cuts at The University of Montana

Jon King — Thu, 02 May 2013 01:41:04 +0000

Students at The University of Montana and some faculty met at the oval Today, May 1, to protest projected cuts in the university's budget.

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Montana State University Teachers Leave MEA-MFT Teacher's Union

Jon King — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 20:32:18 +0000

In a very close 190 to 185 vote, The tenured faculty at Montana State University have decided they no longer want to be represented by MEA-MFT, Montana's combined teachers union

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List of Candidates for Missoula County School Trustees Released

Jon King — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 19:48:36 +0000

The Missoula County Clerk and Recording and Elections Department has released the names of candidates for school trusteeships.

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Amendment to Remove Missoula College Funding From H.B. 5 Rejected, Rep. David Moore says Funding Could be Tied-Up in Lawsuit

Jon King — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 00:06:46 +0000

Today, March 26, Representative David Moore's (HD 91) amendment to exclude the Missoula College from House Bill 5 failed in a 40 to 60 vote.

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Missoula Representative Amends Bill to Remove Appropriations for Missoula College

Jon King — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 19:16:43 +0000

Missoula area representative David Moore puts forth an amendment to remove appropriated funding for the Missoula College from H.B. 14.

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Enrollment Stories Very Different at University of Montana and Montana State University

Jon King — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 03:18:07 +0000

Enrollment is quite literally the lifeblood of a university system and over the past year Montana's two big public universities, Montana State University and the University of Montana have very different stories to tell when it comes to new enrollment.

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New Montana Law Requires Drivers to Stop 30 Feet Behind School Buses With Flashing Lights

Jon King — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 19:13:00 +0000

Today, Feb. 28, House Bill 155 was signed into law by Governor Steve Bullock. The bill updates laws concerning school buses.

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School Board Votes to Close Historic 1889 Grantsdale School in Hamilton

Jon King — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 22:51:57 +0000

The school bell outside Grantsdale Elementary in Hamilton has been ringing for classes and recess since the school's founding by Henry Grant in 1889. After a school board decision on Monday, February 25, however, Grantsdale's bell will ring to let children loose for the last time on June 6 of this year.

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Florence Superintendent Admits to Second Incident of Plagiarism, Asks Public to Consider School's Record of Achievement

Jon King — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 01:27:59 +0000

McGee says he understands how his actions resulted in a lack of trust and requests that the public look at the “broader perspective” of Florence-Carlton school district's performance.

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Montana State University Named in Top 100 Colleges List, University of Montana Not Included

Jon King — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 21:49:41 +0000

Montana State University was recently named on a list of America's Top 100 College Buys.

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Missoula College Now Eligible to Offer Veterans Retraining [AUDIO]

Peter Christian — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 21:42:27 +0000

There was some confusion at first, but the Missoula College is now able to offer the Veterans Retraining Assistance Program.

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Five States Set to Expand Classroom Hours by 300 Hours

Mike Adams — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 22:00:22 +0000

Earlier this week, five states announced plans to add a minimum of 300 extra hours to molding young minds in the classroom next year in hopes of strengthening the American student performance.

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Hamilton High School Congratulates Student-Athletes

Steve Fullerton — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 02:43:31 +0000

Academic All-State honors have been announced for students lettering in various fall sports at Hamilton High School.

To get All-State status, a student must letter in a sport while maintaining at least a 3

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Missoula 5th Graders Building Middle School Transition Skills [AUDIO]

Peter Christian — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 02:10:09 +0000

The transition from 5th grade to middle school can be traumatic for students, so two groups are getting together to help make things a bit easier.

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Model United Nations Continues Through Tuesday on UM Campus [AUDIO]

Peter Christian — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 22:22:30 +0000

High school students from 17 Montana and Idaho schools are in Missoula to attend the Montana Model United Nations Conference that continues through Tuesday at The University of Montana.

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Hamilton Schools Schedule Parent Teacher Conferences

Steve Fullerton — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 16:22:09 +0000

"So, you're the parents of little Jimmy..."

That can be the beginning of an extremely nice conversation or just the opposite at a conference with your child's teacher. Yes, it's that time of year - Parent-Teacher Conferences!

The Hamilton School District has them planned over a two-day period this week and we have the schedule right here for Wednesday, November 14 and Thursday, November 15

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Is YouTube Making Us… Smarter?

Dan Seitz — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 15:57:09 +0000

Anybody who's been to YouTube quickly becomes cynical about the future of the human race, particularly when you read the comments to... well... any video. But this PBS video argues that YouTube actually makes you smarter by lowering barriers to learning about literally any topic. And we have to admit, they've got a point. There are all sorts of educational videos on YouTube. Of course, there are also videos like this:

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Graduation Matters Meeting Thursday in Missoula [AUDIO]

Peter Christian — Wed, 31 Oct 2012 20:55:39 +0000

Graduation Matters Missoula invites area students, teachers, parents and other community members to attend an update on the initiative’s progress.

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Hamilton's MAPS Program Plans Two Open Houses

Steve Fullerton — Sat, 27 Oct 2012 21:32:18 +0000

The MAPS (Media Arts in the Public Schools) Media Institute has continued to grow with successes piling up each year.

Most recently, a MAPS crew of high school students completed a series of interviews with some high-powered creative folks at the Hatch Festival in Bozeman

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$1.25 Million Grant to Fund Environmental Health Education at UM [AUDIO]

Peter Christian — Sun, 07 Oct 2012 19:25:59 +0000

The University of Montana's Center for Environmental Health Sciences just received a grant of $1.25 million dollars from the National Institutes of Health to support environmental health education for thousands of middle and high school students in Montana, Idaho and Alaska.

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