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Supporting the Next Generation of Scholars – The Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education

WICHE was chosen to direct the U. S. Department of Education-funded State Scholars Initiative (SSI), a national program that works to motivate students to complete a rigorous course of study in high school.

Schools build ‘cultures of excellence’ – City schools bring home better report cards

Experts say bold, systematic leadership is key to success.

Einsteins at five – In the ‘new’ kindergarten, kids no longer just tie shoes, but read, write, and calculate.

School districts are pushing students to new levels as a growing body of research indicates the importance of early learning and the demands of a competitive world close in on the American classroom.

Higher Education in Pennsylvania: A Competitive Asset for Communities

This paper surveys Pennsylvania’s higher education landscape and its economic impact, proposing a number of policy approaches to boost town and gown collaboration—especially on community revitalization—for the mutual benefit of both institutions and communities and, ultimately, the state.

Montana Kids "Running and Walking across America" need your words of support. Please take a moment to give them words of encouragement.

The kids need encouragement, and we are at a turning point in this curriculum. If they can get through the holidays on pace, they stand a good chance of completing the trek! Encouraging words are like fuel that keep them going.

Please consider visiting our site and sending a word of encouragement. It doesn’t need to be long, and you don’t need to know any of the kids to send a note of encouragement. You would be helping to motivate 95 kids in a very challenging task.

Keeping workers fully wired – MSU-Great Falls College of Technology’s Computer Information Technology works closely with business leaders to keep curriculum current

"(Computer) technology has a shelf life of 18 months," said Clay Gehring, who works in the information technology department at the Great Falls-based Davidson Companies. "Then it’s on to a new generation of faster, better and smaller." "In the education arena, you are not applying the technology, you are using it," Gehring said. "Talking to people who are doing real-life applications every day is a great way to keep your eye on the ball."

Virtual education – Roseburg, Oregon Students talk with Montana author via video; other county schools join conferencing age

“A lot of teachers don’t realize what they can do, but they’re learning,” ESD network analyst Marvin Carroll said.

Giving back … and then some – Phyllis Washington – “Education is where her heart is and where it’s always been.”

“I thought here we are giving scholarships to students, but how can we give scholarships when we don’t prepare our teachers?” Phyllis said. “I realized I wanted to make a difference in the School of Education.”

“Education is the workhorse part of campus, but generally it’s not the part that gets a lot of attention. When we were talking about a new building in the past, it was one of those things that seemed so distant.

“When Phyllis and Dennis announced the $3 million gift, it became very clear to me that this will be happening very soon.”

Respect your juniors: Collegians hear from kids themselves on how modern students learn

Mann and the rest of her fourth-grade class from Superior were on the University of Montana campus to show education majors how they use technology in their classroom.

Planning Community-Based Schools

Coalition Staff Director Marty Blank explains the benefits of community schools and discusses the progress being made in implementing them throughout the country.

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The MDT Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Program encourages and supports the participation of companies owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals in transportation contracts.

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Great Falls trade area. Competitive for food, ag, bioprocessing, energy, and support. Closest U.S. metro area to Calgary. Untame Your Entrepreneurial Spirit!

Montana Bioscience Cluster Initiative - Collaborative program design and execution and integrated programs fostering innovation, technology commercialization, entrepreneurship and sustainable small businesses

As the hub of learning, creativity and innovation in Northwest Montana, Flathead Valley Community College is expanding