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Montana Career Clusters Conference – Business And Education Developing A Vital Future Together, 6/27-29, Kalispell, MT

This is a conference should be attended by everyone interested in the future of Montana. Remember…. The State with the Best Education Wins!

15 high school seniors from northcentral Montana awarded $20,000 by "GEAR UP"

"Going to college and not having to worry about money will make it easier to focus on my school work," said Slater Henkel, a senior from Browning, who was one of the recipients. "It’s a pretty prestigious award. Even to be considered is an honor."

The University of Minnesota Academic and Corporate Relations Center Newsletter

The Center exists to assist you with your business requests and to connect you to the University resources that best fit your need. Knock and we’ll answer.

Butte school district cutting teachers. Reaches into the tenured teaching ranks for the first time since the 1980s

“I see Butte growing, but we’re not seeing an increase in student enrollment,” said Superintendent Chuck Uggetti.

Six States Receive Grants to Expand Afterschool and Summer Learning Opportunities

"Governors recognize that learning doesn’t stop when the school bell rings," said Raymond C. Scheppach, NGA executive director. "That’s why they are teaming up with afterschool experts and others to develop innovative policies on expanded learning opportunities."

Utah is ranked last (51st) again in spending on students. Idaho 49th, Montana 28th

Utah once again ranked last in the nation in per-pupil spending in 2005, according to a report on public education finances released Thursday by the U.S. Census Bureau.

2007 GEAR UP Northwest Regional Conference, 9/16-18, Spokane, WA

Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness
for Undergraduate Programs
(GEAR UP) is a national initiative to
help more students stay in school,
study hard, and go to college. GEAR UP
begins preparing students in middle
school with the academic support and
career and college planning required
for successful enrollment in higher
education.

New legislation would invest in classroom technology to prepare U.S. students for work in the information economy.

It would add support for the Enhancing Education Through Technology (EETT) program for disadvantaged schools and children, funding professional development, equipment, and reform.

Stevi High improves Newsweek ranking. “America’s Best High Schools”

Stevensville High School is once again on Newsweek Magazine’s “America’s Best High Schools” list – the only school from Montana to receive the honor this year. The issue is on newsstands now.

Yale aims to nurture businesses

The new 10-week program is designed to make students "realize that working and staying in New Haven is probably a lot easier than they realize, if they have access to the right resources," said James G. Boyle, co-director of the Yale Entrepreneurial Institute and a member of the Yale Office of Cooperative Research.