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Report: 6 Ways States Can Improve Special Education, English Learner Workforce
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The 74
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Get stories like this delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for The 74 Newsletter Only half of states require highly qualified mentors for prospective special education and English as a Second Language teachers, just five require passing a...
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What Has Congress Actually Done During The Shutdown?
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The Daily Caller
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The government remaining shut down for over a month has still not stopped the Senate from going about its business. Congress is poised to break the record for the longest shutdown in U.S. history on Tuesday night, after Senate Democrats blocked a...
Owner: Tucker Carlson & Neil Patel
Central Montana's Petersen, Chew Choo selected for Montana Cowboy Hall of Fame
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Lewistown News Argus - Montana
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The Montana Cowboy Hall of Fame & Western Heritage Center announced their 18th class of inductions into the Montana Cowboy Hall of Fame, with two inductees coming from Lewistown: Jerry Petersen and the Charlie Russell Chew Choo. The inductees were...
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Billings students celebrate Día de los Muertos while building pride in heritage
BILLINGS — Students in Billings are keeping memories, loved ones, and their Hispanic culture alive through community outreach. At the Boys and Girls Club on Saturday, members of Raza Unida, a Hispanic cultural club through Billings Public Schools,...
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Federal judge dismisses young climate activists' lawsuit
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A federal judge on Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit from young climate activists seeking to block President Donald Trump's executive orders promoting fossil fuels and discouraging renewable energy. The activists said the orders...
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'We don't settle': Montana Tech chancellor discusses college's goals, grit
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The MSU Exponent - Montana
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Perseverance. Dirty boots and callused hands — as symbols of confidence, competence and can-do spirit. Graduates primed and ready for work right out of the academic chute. An institution that has notched 125 years of stepping up to meet regional,...
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Montana's Best High Schools in 2025
The new school year is underway across Montana, and families are settling back into routines as students return have to classrooms across Big Sky Country. With education in focus once again, a new report has highlighted the best public high...
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The cowboy writer and cowgirl photographer: Father joins daughter in Montana Cowboy Hall of Fame
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KPVI - Idaho
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“I’m a horseman. I’ve lived on a horse outfit all my life and I’ll die on a horse outfit...The fun, the feeling of the horse traveling fast and the wind in your face and a good looking bunch of horses ahead of you...Tails in the air laid straight....
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Montana Morning Headlines: Monday, October 6, 2025
WESTERN MONTANA — Here's a look at Western Montana's top news stories for Monday. Sibley the peregrine falcon died last week after a lifetime of helping thousands of Montanans learn more about wildlife. Through 764 educational programs and more...
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The War on Women Report: Government Shutdown Continues; Another Woman Denied Emergency Abortion Care; FDA Approves Generic Mifepristone
MAGA Republicans are back in the White House, and Project 2025 is their guide—the right-wing plan to turn back the clock on women’s rights, remove abortion access, and force women into roles as wives and mothers in the “ideal, natural family...
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Some Montana Airports Say Kristi Noem’s Video Is Against Policy
Some Montana Airports Say Kristi Noem’s Video Violates Their Policy Airports in Bozeman, Missoula, and Billings are refusing to play a video produced and shared by the Department of Homeland Security, citing policies against displaying political...
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Judge dismisses suit by young climate activists against Trump’s pro-fossil fuel policies
A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by young climate activists that aimed to halt Donald Trump’s pro-fossil fuel executive orders. The dismissal by US district judge Dana Christensen on Wednesday came after 22 plaintiffs, ages seven to...
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Viewpoint: Montana rabbis call out hate, promote peace
Today marks the two-year anniversary of Hamas’s attack on Israel in the Jewish calendar. Around the world, we remember that horrible day as October 7, 2023 and it was also a Jewish holy day. Two years ago, as Jewish people around the world danced...
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Ford optimistic about Idaho’s culture, QB Wood’s recovery as the Vandals aim to rebound against regi...
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Lewiston Tribune Online - Idaho
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“I know he’s definitely attacking his rehab. He’s very eager to come back. We’re very hopeful to have him back. But to say today is tough. It’s 50-50, if we had to play today. But knowing that guy, I think he’s gonna want to keep going.” Culture...
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US judge dismisses youth activists' lawsuit challenging Trump's pro-fossil fuel energy policies
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KDAL - Minnesota
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By Jack Queen (Reuters) -A federal judge in Montana on Wednesday threw out a lawsuit by youth activists seeking to block President Donald Trump’s pro-fossil fuel energy policies, finding he lacked jurisdiction over the case. A group of young...
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‘Cimientos de Montaña’: A celebration of Hispanic heritage in the Valley
This Sol del Valle story was translated for English readers. A celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month returned to the Valley for its fifth consecutive year, this time at the Hotel Colorado. Mariscal LLC, along with Alpine Bank, Gould Construction,...
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Judge dismisses federal lawsuit from young climate activists
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Judge dismisses young climate activists’ lawsuit challenging Trump on fossil fuels
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A federal judge on Tuesday dismissed a lawsuit from young climate activists seeking to block President Donald Trump’s executive orders promoting fossil fuels and discouraging renewable energy. The activists said the orders...
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Aimed at improving student reading skills, free preschool in Billings shows promise
Here for your decisions, there for accountability, everywhere for your neighbors. If this reporting helps you, give today to keep it free to read and easy to share for all. In Billings, the closest thing the city has to public preschool is showing...
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Allen Ranch is Montana Tree Farm of the Year
Good work is not only its own reward, it also wins awards. Following 58 years of active forest management on the Allen Ranch as part of the Montana Tree Farm program, Shawn Allen, the son of the famous Norm Allen, the man who started it all by...
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