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What’s fueling this year’s rash of budget shortfalls in many Montana schools?

July 3, 2024/

Citing a federal funding cliff, declining enrollment and an out-of-date state funding formula, some of the state’s largest districts are turning to local voters for help with education levies on the May 7 ballot.

How Montana pays for its public schools, in pictures

We break down the dizzyingly complex recipe that dishes state and local dollars into school district funds across Montana.


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