School districts all over Montana are contemplating millions of dollars in spending cuts to balance their budgets, forcing worst case scenarios such as school closures, staff layoffs and program reductions.
In November 2022, the DOR told the Montana Legislature the amount it would need to lower tax rates for residential properties to keep taxes neutral in light of significant increases in reappraisals, some 46% on average. But the legislature, led by a Republican supermajority, did not do so.
Public school districts throughout Montana are preparing to retool their approaches to early childhood education this spring, as state education officials move closer to implementing a new law aimed at