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Requirements keep Montana from applying for first round of federal education funds

Denise Juneau, the state superintendent of public instruction, said applying and qualifying for the one-time money would require numerous changes in state education rules, labor contracts and other standards.

"Our schools are doing pretty well right now; they are being innovative," she said. "Taking a look at the kind of requirements that the federal government wants, we’re not sure we really want to go down that path."

To qualify for the money, Montana would have to weaken local control of schools, change how it evaluates teachers in ways that would violate labor contracts, and possibly agree to ship quality teachers from one district to another, Juneau said.

"It’s really pushing an urban agenda onto our rural states," she said.

By MIKE DENNISON Missoulian State Bureau

Full Story: http://missoulian.com/news/local/article_89df0aa8-0571-11df-a0d7-001cc4c002e0.html

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