Enrollment in Montana Public Schools Returns to Pre-COVID Levels
Recent numbers revealed by the office of the Montana Superintendent of Public Instruction state that public school enrollment has returned to pre-COVID levels.
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OPI Offers Stipends to Recruit and Retain Teachers in Montana
There is a dire need for new teachers in Montana, after numbers released recently by the Montana Office of Public Instruction.
MCPS Superintendent on Arntzen Letter and Mask Mandate Update
KGVO spoke to MCPS Superintendent Dr. Rob Watson on Friday regarding the letter he and all the other AA School Superintendents signed expressing ‘no confidence’ in State OPI Superintendent Elsie Arntzen.
Arntzen Responds to AA Superintendents’ No Confidence Letter
Superintendents from all nine of Montana’s AA School Districts signed a letter dated December 6 stating that ‘we express no confidence in your leadership as Montana’s chief public school officer’.
OPI’s Arntzen Accepts $47.1 Million from Trust Land Distribution
Montana’s Superintendent of Public Instruction Elsie Arntzen accepted a $47.1 million check on Monday from Governor Greg Gianforte and other members of the State Land Board to help fund public education in Montana.
OPI’s Elsie Arntzen Asks MSBA to Denounce Association with NSBA
With all the vitriol and even violence occurring at school board meetings around the country, the National School Boards Association has referred to some parents as being ‘domestic terrorists’.
OPI’s Arntzen on Masks – Vaccines – $127 Million in ARP Funding
With fall and a new post-COVID school year on the way, KGVO spoke to Montana Superintendent of Public Instruction Elsie Arntzen on a variety of topics, including masks, COVID vaccinations and millions of dollars in ARP funding.
Montana AG: Critical Race Theory Violates Discrimination Laws
Attorney General Austin Knudsen (R-MT) says Critical Race Theory (CRT) is a violation of both state and federal nondiscrimination laws, in addition to violating the Montana Human Rights Act. Knudsen issued a formal Attorney General's Opinion (AGO) which carries the weight of the law in Montana blocking CRT.
OPI’s Arntzen Denied Montana’s Local Control Assessment Waiver
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.
OPI’s Arntzen Touts Bill Resolving Inequity in Public Education
Superintendent of Public Instruction Elsie Arntzen said on Tuesday that she testified in support of HB 25, a bill that would rectify decades of unequal education services for students in residential psychiatric treatment facilities.