Montana Republicans are considering allowing candidates in nonpartisan races to appear on the ballot with their political party affiliation as part of Senate Bill 200.
A bill brought by Rep. Jonathan Windy Boy aims to firm up Indian Education for All by establishing new requirements — for instruction and for reporting.
Montana spends $3.5 million a year to make sure that students in public schools learn about Indigenous culture in the classrooms. But an advocate told lawmakers on Monday that more than half of that funding for “Indian Education for All” has not been accounted for.