Montana Education Excellence

The UM Bureau of Business and Economic Research provides information to public and private decision makers about the state’s business and economic climate through outlets such as the yearly Economic Outlook Seminar and the award-winning Montana Business Quarterly.

Let’s stop addressing education funding as a liability and start thinking of education funding as an investment in our children, our Montana families and our Montana businesses.

“The amount of support, ideas and conversation today has been truly been tremendous. It’s wonderful to see the level of interest from such a diverse group. We’ve talked about lots of wonderful things today. It’s been more than rewarding.”

Montana State University has achieved remarkable things in the last five years, and in the next five years it will strive to become even better and achieve national recognition, President Geoff Gamble said Thursday.

Many children from low-to-moderate income families are denied early education opportunities that would help them succeed in school and in life

The University of Montana’s wish list has 12 requests, fits on one page and totals $22.4 million.

Montana boasts one of the highest ratings for civic engagement and community service per capita in the country, perhaps the best indicator of the quality of life in communities across the state.

In one international conference, approximately 125 physicists, climatologists and other interested scientists will discuss "Solar variability, Earth’s climate and the space environment."

"These grants are a great way for schools and community organizations to provide fun, safe, and educational activities for students after school and during the summer."

"The world is more connected and competitive than ever before," he said. "One of the things we need to understand is that the playing field is leveling."