The young professionals were out in high gear this weekend at the Montana BPA State Leadership Conference here in Billings. Here's the breakdown of the event.
We have been seeing on Social Media and even on the news lately that several High School students will walk out of school on March 14th, one month after the school shooting in Florida.
According to a report for the website www.attendanceworks.org 26% Montana's 4th grade students miss 3 or more school days per month and 29% of 8th grade students miss 3 or more days per month. Those are the worst percentages among all 50 states...
There is an extended studies program in the Billings area for gifted students. Part of the curriculum is learning about architecture and building models to show off the skills they've acquired.
Oikos University, a small Christian nursing school in Oakland, Calif., became the tragic locale for the nation’s latest school shooting on Monday when a gunman opened fire at about 10:30 a.m.
Nashville’s Belmont University can boast quite a number of now-famous alums in the country music world, including Brad Paisley, Josh Turner, LeAnn Womack, Trisha Yearwood, Julie Roberts and Sarah Buxton for starters. And since the university is the place where so many of these artists got a start in music, they don’t often forget to go back and thank their alma mater when that music career finally
After their show this morning, The Breakfast Flakes headed out to MetraPark to begin gearing up for Flakesgiving tomorrow. But they certainly didn't go alone. The Flakes had the help of hundreds of area high school students, working hard to make sure everyone in Billings has the opportunity to enjoy a Thanksgiving meal.
In an effort to accommodate students with varying levels of advancement and in reaction to state budgetary cuts, at least 30 states in the US now let elementary and high school students take all their courses online.
According to Evergreen Education Group, a consulting firm that works with online schools, an estimated 250,000 students nationwide are enrolled in full-time virtual schools, a 40 perc