Montana Education Excellence

“We’re definitely still very proud of the ability of our faculty to remain competitive and actually keep our expenditures at a level near $100 million during a time that’s seen precipitous drops in funding and a substantial increase in faculty … applying for a much smaller pie,” said Tom McCoy, vice president for research.

"The Montana Green Campus makes it easy to study, work, and live green
right here in Montana," Montana Governor Schweitzer.

The academy will offer programs for alpine ski racers, freestyle skiers and snowboarders.

Montana Veterans’ Upward Bound is offering free college prep classes for qualified military veterans throughout the state.

Keynote speaker Cheryl Charles said one way for young people to reconnect with nature is through schoolteachers, who can incorporate outdoor activities into lesson plans.

The $3000 salary stipend is annually awarded to teachers who recently attained National Board Certification.

“This is an example of taxpayers suing taxpayers and taxpayers paying for lawyers on both sides,” said Governor Schweitzer of the lawsuit. “This is money that could be going towards other things like teacher salaries or technology in the classroom.”

The University of Montana School of Business Administration and the Montana Academy of Distinguished Entrepreneurs will honor two world-class entrepreneurs with the 2008 Lewis and Clark Pioneer in Industry Award at a reception on Friday, Oct. 3.

The projected deficit is rooted in an overhead account that deals with the portion of federal grants called “indirect costs,” which is money UM receives from granting agencies to pay bills and other expenses related to the funded research.

On her drive back home, the Gillette school district called her and offered her a fifth-grade language arts position that paid her $43,500 to start — nearly $10,000 more than what she could earn in Helena and nearly $20,000 more than what she could earn in a rural school district in her home state.