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Native Americans encouraged to register for CSKT Indigenous Entrepreneurship Program

The six-week course and mentorship program is for Salish and Kootenai artists and creatives who want to start a business or expand their businesses, according to a news release from the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes (CSKT) Economic Development Office.

Montana Tech named #7 by Wall Street Journal for engineering salaries

The university, located in Butte, is only university in Montana, the Rocky Mountain West, and Pacific Northwest to make the top 10. It is also the smallest university in the top 10 slots.

Montana State part of $1 million grant to explore autonomous systems tech

As part of a new project funded with $1 million from the National Science Foundation, Montana State University will explore ways to leverage its expertise in photonics to grow a regional economy for precision agriculture and other technologies involving autonomous systems.

Montana State wins $1 million grant to explore quantum economy potential

With a new $1 million grant, Montana State University will partner with stakeholders to explore how the region could position itself as a leader in the quantum technology that’s set to play a critical role in 21st century communications, computing and other fields.

Google Is Rolling Out Password-Killing Tech to All Accounts

The tech industry’s transition to passkeys gets its first massive boost with the launch of the alternative login scheme for Google’s billions of users.

University of Montana Program Trains Montana Librarians to be Resources for Entrepreneurs

Economic development’ means something highly unique in Montana, due the strong influence of entrepreneurship and heritage of business experimentation. This rich history of entrepreneurial spirit has only continued to grow in recent years.

Montana’s Dinosaur Trail Takes Visitors On A Prehistoric Adventure

Winding its way through the state, the Montana Dinosaur Trail takes travelers back in time with 14 locations to learn about Montana’s prehistoric residents.

Montana State University alum takes top prize at $75K Venture Competition

A Montana State University alumnus has won the $75K Venture Competition, taking home $25,000 for his business venture. The remaining $50,000 was split between seven other finalists and seven semi-finalists. 

As ‘Skills-Based Hiring’ Becomes All The Rage, These Education Leaders Want To Overturn A 117-Year-Old Way Of Measuring Students’ Experiences

“The school system, K-16 system, is letting a lot of people down. It’s preparing a lot of graduates, but those graduates increasingly don’t have the skills the workplace really needs.”

Video – Why Finland has the Best Education

Finland is also the happiest country in the world. The US is definitely missing in a LOT of ways. Over testing, under funding of K-12 public schools continues and politicians continue to believe that teachers are the problem. Make the teacher work harder and then ALL children will do well on standardized tests that measure the income, economic level of their parents. Nothing improves in this country and politicians ‘who have all the answers’ are the problem.

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