Montana Office of Public Instruction Archives

OPI asks feds to approve COVID relief spending

by Alex Sakariassen 06.09.202106.10.2021

Lawmakers allocated $382 million in COVID relief funds for education. A new spending plan from OPI offers more details, and local control.

Education

‘It would be nice to have some kind of a plan.’

by Mara Silvers 07.14.202007.20.2020

News

Student enrollment is up statewide, but dwindling numbers threaten to squeeze rural schools

by Eric Dietrich 09.27.201908.12.2020

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