MT: Youth
Experts want more school mental health services
Mental health experts have released a checklist for parents of students headed back to school in Montana. Research shows kids who need services are …
Doctors: Prioritize mental health for Montana school kids
Montana's 166,000 students are headed back to the classroom soon. Beyond the typical school supplies like pencils, notebooks and backpacks, doctors …
Libraries sound alarm about ultra-conservative agenda
The Every Library Institute has just released a report contending the Republican Party's conservative agenda outlined in the Heritage Foundation's Pro…
Racial gaps persist for Montana's Indigenous foster care youth
New research shows Indigenous youth comprise more than a third of the children in Montana's foster care system, despite making up a far smaller …
Tuition calculator helpful for college-bound rural Montanans
For Montanans preparing to start college this fall, an interactive online Tuition Tracker can help them figure out some of the costs ahead of time…
Report: MT kids face poverty, lack reading and math proficiency
New data show Montana ranks 20th for the overall well-being of its children. The Annie E. Casey Foundation's "Kids Count Data Book" reported the …
MT's young, rural voters in spotlight
Get-out-the-vote advocates in Montana are spending more time and money than ever to get young people educated about the elections and get them to the …
MT sees nation's highest percentage of kids losing Medicaid
More than 4 million children nationwide were removed from Medicaid and CHIP health coverage by the end of 2023 as the government reset the programs af…
MT disability advocates sue to stop school vouchers
Advocates for the rights of people with disabilities have joined the Montana Quality Education Association in a suit to stop a school voucher bill in …
Child Tax Credit would benefit 46,000 MT kids
Advocates of the Child Tax Credit are calling on Washington lawmakers to expand it as they return to the Capitol this week. It's estimated an …
Indigenous conference to address cultural identity
Billings-based Western Native Voice is holding its annual membership conference in Great Falls starting tomorrow, and members are discussing …
MT teachers oppose special-ed voucher program
The union that represents Montana teachers opposes a move to legalize private school vouchers in the state. Educational Savings Accounts, or ESAs…