Does Montana’s Education Funding Formula Need an Overhaul- - Free Press Fest 2024
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| Description | Montana’s public schools are hurting financially. Districts are weathering huge budget deficits, federal COVID-19 relief funds are drying up and teachers still don’t get paid enough to cover the rising cost of living in the state. That’s the message local school officials and state education advocates have been broadcasting this year, and they’re urging policymakers in Helena to act swiftly. What changes are in the wings to address the crisis, and how will next year’s legislative session and post-session review of Montana’s education funding formula play out? Speakers David Bedey, Montana State Representative, and Chair, Education Interim Budget Committee Becky Croghan, Educator, Saddle Peak Elementary, and President, Belgrade Education Association Arlene Walker-Andrews, Board Trustee, Missoula County Public Schools, and former Associate Provost, University of Montana Rob Watson, Executive Director, School Administrators of Montana, and former superintendent, Missoula County Public Sch |
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| Date | 2024-09-13 |
| Source | commons.wikimedia.org |
| Author | Montana Free Press |
