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Gianforte signs $52M public school funding inflationary increase at East Helena school

Gov. Greg Gianforte signed House Bill 15, allocating $52.1 million to Montana's K-12 public schools.
Republican Rep. David Bedey authored House Bill 15 after the Governor's office requested it.
The $52.1 million intends to address inflation and support programs, teacher salaries, and special/Indian education.
Gianforte called the 3% increase "historic funding," stating, "We gave the schools more money."
The funding aims to help schools with rising costs and avert potential staff cuts, going into effect July 1.

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Increased funding for Montana public schools signed into law

Montana's public schools will receive $52.1 million in additional funding, intending to benefit programs and teacher salaries.The Governor's Office of Budget and Program Planning requested House Bill 15, which republican representative David Bedey of Hamilton proposed. "We gave the schools more money. In fact, we gave them historic amounts of money so that Mrs. Power, all the other teachers, and principals can get paid, and so we can have lights…

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Wrangell Sentinel

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Former legislator calls on state to approve more school funding

Article VII of the Alaska Constitution requires the Legislature to “maintain a system of public schools open to all children of the state.” Alaska statute, in the Alaska Students’ Educational Bill of Rights, states: “A quality education for students of all ages is a concrete investment that vastly improves the future prosperity, welfare, productivity and vitality of society.” The indisputable, mat...

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Helena Independent Record

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Gianforte signs $52M public school funding inflationary increase at East Helena school

Gov. Gianforte signed a bill to add $52 million to the state’s base funding for K-12 public schools to account for inflation at Prickly Pear Elementary School in East Helena.

3 days ago·Helena, United States

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Increased funding for public schools signed into law

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DiDomenico Hosts Briefing on Increasing Education Funding

Special to the Patriot-Bridge Senator Sal DiDomenico hosted a legislative briefing on the many effects high inflation has had on school budgets and how his legislative proposal would eliminate the negative impacts of inflation increases in the future. Current law ensures that state funding for public schools keeps pace with inflation, but year over year the inflation increases are capped at 4.5%. This cap has impacted funding levels in recent ye…

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scledger.net

McAllister heads to Helena

Hot Springs senior Nick McAllister added a unique venture to his high school experience last week. McAllister served as a page for the Montana House of Representatives. Nick's mom Tammy, as well as his older siblings, also served as pages when they were in high school. McAllister said it was a cool experience. "We would get mail and bills and amendments to bills and set them on the...

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