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The Montana Digital Academy – Budget would slash funding for online classes, hurt smallest schools most

Montana’s proposed budget would slash funding for an online class program that disproportionately serves rural students, where small schools typically struggle to offer specialty classes.

The Montana Digital Academy http://montanadigitalacademy.org/ has grown significantly since its first classes in 2010, but it has never received sustainable funding from the state keeping pace with that growth. Instead, one-time-only funding has been added on top of its original $2.3 million allocation. This year, no one-time only funding has been added, effectively resulting in a $1.7 million decrease.

By MATT HOFFMAN [email protected]

Full Story: http://billingsgazette.com/news/local/education/budget-would-slash-funding-for-online-classes-hurt-smallest-schools/article_0faa9b2c-3424-5047-8471-fdeae7ab77ac.html

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