EDUCATION

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Business Roundtable Proposes Preschool Education Changes

"Even in the face of deficits, governors are still moving programs forward," she said. "The issue certainly isn’t bulletproof, but people are getting the idea to invest now or pay later."

MSU officials defend tuition hike; Gamble calls university a ‘Gem’

Montana State University officials gave an impassioned defense Tuesday of their proposal to hike students’ tuition by 24.5 percent in the next two years, saying it’s the only way to protect the quality of education….

Microsoft settlement a huge plus for schools

"Montana consumers and schools will get up to $12.3 million in vouchers to buy computer equipment and training, under a class-action settlement announced Monday by Microsoft Corp. and a Helena law firm."

Test Measures Proficiency in MBA Subjects

Slightly more than half of the master of business administration degree graduates who volunteered for a trial run of a new, standardized MBA exam earned passing scores. The New York Times The Salt Lake Tribune…

MSU-Bozeman College of Business receives $3 million to fund the Gary K. Bracken Endowment for Excellence in Undergraduate Business Education

The College of Business at Montana State University Bozeman has received a $3 million gift to begin planning for a new center for undergraduate business studies. The gift will fund the Gary K. Bracken Endowment…

UM program focuses on buying food locally for school consumption to nourish the campus commuity and the state’s economy.

"If we can help keep the money in the state by buying local and regional products, I think everyone will benefit," LoParco said. "It will help keep Montana farms alive and it will cut down on transportation costs and pollution."

MBAs brush up on getting jobs – Schools take new tacks in trying to help students market themselves

When Kara Fudge entered the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business two years ago, she knew she had to complete 21 classes to get her MBA, usually a gold-plated ticket into the business world….

The Value of Business-Plan Competitions

"The ideal participant is not a seasoned management team with advanced plans seeking easy access to seed capital. Universities are, after all, places of education – not ATMs for early stage financing. Rather, it is tomorrow’s entrepreneurs who look to these competitions as a way of learning through doing, with the bonus of a possibility at turning their idea into reality."

Educators find help through Montana JASON Project

The JASON Project is a multimedia program that includes an inquiry based curriculum, an expedition video, interactive online activities, a
live expedition broadcast and teacher professional development.

DECA’s best-Big Sky, Sentinel (Missoula) students head to national business competition in Florida

"DECA’s not just business, business, business. It’s not about turning them into capitalist pigs. There’s a lot more to it. One of the points on the DECA diamond is social awareness – an awareness of where we fit into a community – and we do those things, too."