Montana Education Excellence

Schweitzer said his message – that state government won’t have the same level of tax revenues available to spend as it has had in recent years – was intended as a warning for the rest of state agencies as they begin working on their budget proposals.

"Podcasting classes are “heading to K-12 schools like a freight train,”

The University of Montana Wilderness Institute is now accepting proposals for grants that support historical research, creative writing and wilderness studies projects that explore Montana’s land and people.

The University of Montana College of Technology and Montana Tech have teamed up to offer the two-year associate degree program in emerging, renewable and alternative energies.

“In a time when we are looking at major changes in our environment due to climate change, we really need to understand what is happening in Montana so we can develop specific information for people to use so they can make informed decisions.”

In the course of a student’s involvement in BPA, Stedman says the students leave with leadership qualities and confidence in their leadership.

The girls’ interests and attitude are exactly what Montana Gov. Brian Schweitzer and his wife, Nancy Schweitzer, hope will come from their Montana Governor and First Lady’s Science and Math Initiative.

The governor was apparently responding to a recent Gazette State Bureau story that said despite the funding increase, more than 170 Montana school districts are facing potential layoffs and budget cuts.

The scholarships provide funding for students to complete a 300-hour internship that prepares them to enter the nonprofit sector as professionals after graduation.

The two-day camp, held at the Montana State University Billings Downtown campus, puts kids through a computer boot camp, complete with disassembling and rebuilding a computer that they get to take home.