Montana took steps in 2023 toward expanding public education access in the state with the approval of public Community Choice and Charter Schools. What is the status of the new programs? One is seating students and one is in court.
Trish Schreiber is an education specialist at Montana’s Frontier Institute, a non-profit advocacy organization. She joins us to talk about the status of the Community Choice Schools court case, which will have a formal hearing in early November, and to update us on the progress of Montana charter schools, with 17 new public charter schools having been opened this fall. Frontier Institute colleague Cheryl Tusken also comes alongside to discuss as new on-line education resource aptly called Ed Navigate MT that helps parents and students know more about their education choices