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Running Start sees enrollment jump at Flathead Valley Community College

Running Start, a dual enrollment program that began in the early 1990s, allows high school students to begin earning credits toward their college education before graduating at little to no cost to them.

Mark Cuban Predicted the Most Sought-After Job Skill. LinkedIn Data Now Confirms It

In the soft skills category, it turns out, Cuban hit the nail on the head.

Texas Welding Shop Specializing in Custom BBQ Smokers Staffed Entirely High School Students

What an incredible program.

Sun River, Montana farmer coaching world-champ robotics team after almost dying – Benefit planned

“I told the kids that I just I couldn’t do very much, my patience wasn’t very good, my focus wasn’t good,” he said. But the kids of his team stepped up to get ready for another year of work.

Why Education Is the Key to the MENA Region’s Future

“With this increase in population and declining oil revenues, we must figure out ways to deliver education to hundreds of millions of youth, not only of today, but of tomorrow.”

20 Montana high school women recognized for achievements in technology

Winners are acknowledged for their outstanding aptitude and interest in technology and computing, leadership ability, academic history, and plans for post-secondary education.

Schools are failing to develop students with moral identies

The pressures of national academic standards have pushed character education out of the classroom.

High School Doesn’t Have to Be Boring

Schools need to become much more deeply attached to the world beyond their walls.

Schools are benefiting by having students play a larger role in the IT department. It’s great for the kids too.

This approach not only helps cash-strapped school districts grapple with increasing demands on their IT departments, but meets a need for career and technical educational (CTE) opportunities, with some students even able to earn accreditation in the process.

Montana lawmakers look for workforce shortage solutions in school-based programs

“What we’re really trying to say is, ‘what is the student passion that drives our curriculum?’ We think that’s what the future looks like.”

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