As of 2025, Montana reported 328 teacher vacancies, equating to 22 vacancies per 10,000 students, positioning it 26th among 38 U.S. states facing teacher shortages, according to the World Population Review.
Montana ranks 51 among U.S. states for teacher starting salaries, with an average starting salary of $34,476 in 2024, according to the National Education Association (NEA).
College tuition fees rose 3.4% in Montana in the 2022-23 school year, according to the latest disclosure from the National Center for Education Statistics.
In the Center for Education Reform’s 2024 Parent Power Index, Montana secured the seventeenth position, with an Overall Parent Power Index Score of 73.2%.
Montana State University is spearheading a study funded by the U.S. Department of Defense, where Cascade Tuholske, assistant professor of earth sciences, is conducting research focused on the relationship between…
The Kyiyo Pow Wow recently returned to the University of Montana.
The University of Montana Western hosted its 16th annual research symposium April 14.
Five Montana Technological University students recently qualified for an international business competition after placing third out of 26 teams in the North American competition.
As Florida becomes the latest state to create an education savings account (ESA) program, an analysis by the Big Sky Times shows that Montana is not one of 11 states…
Henrietta Mann, a member of the Southern Cheyenne Tribe of Oklahoma and professor emeritus of Native American Studies at Montana State University, was presented with a 2021 National Humanities Medal…
Montana State University Billings kicks off Autism Awareness Month, which is highlighted throughout the month of April, with a Neurodiversity Resources Fair and a performance by Michael McCreary, a comedian…
The 47th annual American Indian Council Powwow at Montana State University will be held March 31-April 1 at the Brick Breeden Fieldhouse.
In 2020, Carroll College Engineers Without Borders was able to travel with eight students and two advisors to Uganda for a third implementation trip.
Today at 11 am, Storytime Thursday @ your Alberton Library
Research: Genetics may help Jackrabbits Survive Climate change color Mismatch
Montana State University STEAM Day set for April 15
ASHC Executive Officer Application Deadline on March 31
Montana State graduate business program aims for both personal and professional development
UM Study Finds Deep Connections in Anaconda to Town’s Smelter Stack
Book Reading & Signing with HC Alumnus on March 29
Comedian Jeff Dunham schedules April 29 show at Brick Breeden Fieldhouse
UM Early Childhood Education Students Teach Preschoolers Through Play
HC Skilled Trades Career Expo on April 5
NoMore Violence week (Canceled) on April 10
International Food Fair on March 30
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