Montana school districts applying for state funding to boost starting teacher pay

Montana Legislature enacts changes to state and local flows of public school funding

Starting with the now-signed STARS Act, lawmakers this session took several big swings at addressing acute financial challenges in K-12 education.

Montana school districts applying for state funding to boost starting teacher pay

Last week, Gov. Greg Gianforte signed into law House Bill 252 known as the STARS Act which makes additional state funding available to encourage school districts to boost starting teacher pay. Now, districts need to certify that theyll meet the requirements in order to qualify for the funds.(Watch the video for more on what school districts need to do to receive the funding.) Montana school districts applying for state funding to boost starting …

Montana school districts applying for funds to boost teacher pay

In order to qualify for the new incentive, districts will have to provide a base teacher salary of at least $41,613 for the 2026 fiscal year – increasing year to year after that. Continue reading…

Election2025: How Would Democratic Candidates Change the Way We Fund Schools?

Laura Waters is the managing editor of NJ Education Report, where this report was initially published.Ed. Note: NJ Spotlight polled all gubernatorial candidates on hot issues as part of its NJ Decides 2025 feature. One of the questions is this: What changes, if any, would you make to the state’s school funding system, and how would you pay for them? Here are answers from Democratic candidates; go here for Republicans. Not all candidates responde…