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The Coming Age of Dispersion – Is Rural Montana Welcoming the Gig Economy?

As one student told me, “I don’t see the point of driving an hour to go from one computer screen to another.”

Analysis: Higher Ed Must Do More to Help Rural College Graduates Return

What if American higher education found ways to support students from rural America who want to return home after graduation?

The College Board will allow at-home testing for AP exams in response to COVID-19

The organization, which administers the SAT and AP exams, announced two new initiatives Friday: 1) Free live and on-demand online AP courses and 2) an at-home AP testing option.

How Restructured Public Education Could Better Serve Everyone

Creating a new 21st-century educational system also requires pedagogical changes like making computing, writing, problem-solving and critical thinking a greater part of learning.

Millennials Find New Hope in the Heartland

If Millennials do not find the Heartland more attractive, even the most well-conceived and articulated economic development strategies will be rendered mute.

Swank programs training future tradespeople at Flathead Valley Community College

The apprenticeship program, administered at Flathead Valley Community College but fully funded by Swank, provides the classroom education and on-the-job training for participants to go from the laborer level to full journeyman-level carpenters at the end of three years.

The Real Threat to Business Schools from Artificial Intelligence

Will MBAs educated today using methods from the past be employable for the jobs of the future?

Zero to Five Montana Newsletter

Thank you for your work and interest in a Montana dedicated to every child!

Message from University of Montana President Seth Bodnar – What should a flagship for America’s future look like?

Over the course of this spring, I invite you to join me in thinking collectively about the attributes that will define the UM of tomorrow.

How, where, and why Montana became the grayest state in the West

Montana is the oldest state west of the Mississippi and peak age is yet to come.

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