The lawsuit filed Thursday said Superintendent Elsie Arnzten violated a law passed in 2023 where the legislature granted the Board of Public Education the exclusive power to approve charter schools.
A lawsuit has been filed in district court against the Office of Public Instruction and Superintendent Else Arntzen asking a judge to determine that the process for opening new public charter schools falls under the Montana Board of Education and not OPI. The Montana Quality Education Coalition filed the suit March 28 in district court
Montana’s 2024 ballot will host a suite of consequential elections — among them a race that could decide the balance of the U.S. Senate, two open seats on the M