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Students Protest Potential Budget Cuts at The University of Montana

Jon King — Thu, 02 May 2013 01:41:04 +0000

Students at The University of Montana and some faculty met at the oval Today, May 1, to protest projected cuts in the university's budget.

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Montana State University Teachers Leave MEA-MFT Teacher's Union

Jon King — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 20:32:18 +0000

In a very close 190 to 185 vote, The tenured faculty at Montana State University have decided they no longer want to be represented by MEA-MFT, Montana's combined teachers union

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Amendment to Remove Missoula College Funding From H.B. 5 Rejected, Rep. David Moore says Funding Could be Tied-Up in Lawsuit

Jon King — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 00:06:46 +0000

Today, March 26, Representative David Moore's (HD 91) amendment to exclude the Missoula College from House Bill 5 failed in a 40 to 60 vote.

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Watch How This Rude Law Professor "Educates" Students

Kyle Dowling — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 16:45:19 +0000

If there's one thing you can say about politics, it certainly brings out the best in people.

As you can see in the above video, a political "debate" went awry when a University of Oregon Professor physically pushed two students subsequent to making "racists remarks" towards them

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Enrollment Stories Very Different at University of Montana and Montana State University

Jon King — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 03:18:07 +0000

Enrollment is quite literally the lifeblood of a university system and over the past year Montana's two big public universities, Montana State University and the University of Montana have very different stories to tell when it comes to new enrollment.

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Montana Democrats Give the Legislature a 'D' for Performance at Transmittal Deadline

Jon King — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 21:16:55 +0000

Montana democrats issue a report card for the legislature.

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New Montana Law Requires Drivers to Stop 30 Feet Behind School Buses With Flashing Lights

Jon King — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 19:13:00 +0000

Today, Feb. 28, House Bill 155 was signed into law by Governor Steve Bullock. The bill updates laws concerning school buses.

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School Board Votes to Close Historic 1889 Grantsdale School in Hamilton

Jon King — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 22:51:57 +0000

The school bell outside Grantsdale Elementary in Hamilton has been ringing for classes and recess since the school's founding by Henry Grant in 1889. After a school board decision on Monday, February 25, however, Grantsdale's bell will ring to let children loose for the last time on June 6 of this year.

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Montana Senate Attempts to Revamp Education Funding

Associated Press — Sat, 23 Feb 2013 22:13:38 +0000

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — The state Senate is endorsing a revamp of education funding that both increases school money and cuts property taxes.

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Florence Superintendent Admits to Second Incident of Plagiarism, Asks Public to Consider School's Record of Achievement

Jon King — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 01:27:59 +0000

McGee says he understands how his actions resulted in a lack of trust and requests that the public look at the “broader perspective” of Florence-Carlton school district's performance.

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Montana State University Named in Top 100 Colleges List, University of Montana Not Included

Jon King — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 21:49:41 +0000

Montana State University was recently named on a list of America's Top 100 College Buys.

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Montana State of the State

Tom Egelhoff — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 13:00:33 +0000

When I first proposed repealing this job killing business equipment tax a democratic representative wanted to know how I proposed to replace it? Why does that income have to be replaced?

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How You Can Be a Better You In 2013

Tom Egelhoff — Thu, 27 Dec 2012 13:00:22 +0000

We all seem to be born with the idea that no matter who we are, or what station in life we’ve achieved, there is always the drive to do better.

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How to Build Your Business With "No Bucks!"

Tom Egelhoff — Tue, 14 Aug 2012 12:00:43 +0000

The oldest saying in the world is probably, “It takes money to make money.” While that may be true, the history books are filled with famous entrepreneurs who started with nothing, or next to nothing, and went on to great financial success.

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Penn State of Affairs

Tom Egelhoff — Tue, 24 Jul 2012 12:00:09 +0000

There have been some tough rulings by the NCAA over the years. Colleges stripped of wins or titles, excluded from bowl games, scholarships reduced. The NCAA’s ruling against Penn State is unprecedented. They ruled the following:

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Teacher Uses Angry Birds to Explain Projectile Motion to Students

1450 KMMS AM — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 14:28:17 +0000

With over 200 million downloads to mobile devices, Angry Birds is a full-fledged phenomenon. Now an Atlanta teacher has found a way to use it as an educational tool as well.

Since the birds are catapulted into the sky, John Burk, a ninth-grade physics teacher, felt it was a great way to teach students the laws of projectile motion.

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Learn Professional Skills At MSU's Extended University

1450 KMMS AM — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 16:28:48 +0000

Do you know about the Professional Education courses at Montana State University's Extended University? They offer courses to learn anything from Microsoft Office programs to the design intensive programs such as Photoshop and Dreamweaver. Classes are a couple of weeks long and are scheduled throughout the summer. Schedule inside.

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