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Montana Gear Up Teams With MAPS in St. Ignatius [AUDIO]

Peter Christian — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 23:32:51 +0000

Montana Gear Up, a program designed to increase the number of first generation and low income students to attend college, is teaming up with MAPS Media Institute, (Media Arts in Public Schools) to create a short video during a summer camp going on this week in St. Ignatius.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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. Interim Vice President for Integrated Communications, Peggy Kuhr, says the program offers up to 12 months of training assistance to unemployed veterans. The Department of Veterans Affairs gave approval for Missoula College to use the [...]

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. Graduation Matters Missoula and the National Coalition Building Institute are conducting workshops to help them build positive attributes which may ease the stress that they experience when transitioning from [...]

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. UM Associate professor Karen Adams says 350 students are representing 96 of the United Nations’ 193 member states, debating and writing resolutions addressing important international issues. [...]

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. The meeting will be from 4:30-5:30 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 1, in the Missoula County Public Schools Business Building, 915 South Avenue West. Graduation Matters Missoula is a school-community initiative focused on improving area graduation rates [...]

$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. Professor Andrij Holian, Director of the Center for Environmental Health Sciences says the project [...]

Blue Mountain Observatory to Host Free Public Viewing Nights

brooke — Thu, 02 Aug 2012 20:25:24 +0000

If you’ve always been interested in astronomy, but never had a guide to give you a tour of the night sky, then you're in luck.

Missoula Spelling Champ Crowned

brooke — Sat, 03 Mar 2012 00:01:54 +0000

Some might argue that the advent of spell-check has made the ability to spell about as relevant as a hardbound dictionary.