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-Benjamin Franklin
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School Enrollment Over Time
In case anyone was wondering how many children are attending our local schools, we have some answers: ANB, which is a measurement of enrolled students, is done twice per school year, and is what determines a significant component of school funding. It is also publicly available on the OPI’s website. Overall, total enrollment between Trego, Read more
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School Transportation Budgets Over Time
Last week, we asked the question: Is it normal for school district transportation budgets to be constant from year to year? Looking again at the school budgets (public information- available for download here), we’ll check Trego’s transportation budget against Fortine and Olney-Bissell. Trego Fortine Olney-Bissell 24/25 $40,000 $100,000 $212,343.85 23/24 $49,000 $110,000 $182,153.42 22/23 $49,000 Read more
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Our School District is 80% Unified
This article is excerpted from a report I made to Trego’s school board several years ago. I don’t have an answer to what went on when Eureka Elementary and Lincoln County High Schools were unified by election in 1988 – the relevant board minutes were missing, and Joel and I were unable to find them. Read more
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Understanding Canadian Equalization
Years ago someone told me “Americans are benevolently ignorant about what goes on in Canadian politics, but Canadians are malevolently well informed about American politics.” I’m really noticing how uninformed I’ve been about Canada’s politics as I watch the election move along and pay a bit more attention. I’ve been downright intrigued as Alberta’s Premier Read more
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America is becoming a nation of homebodies
Brian D. Taylor, University of California, Los Angeles; Eric Morris, Clemson University, and Sam Speroni, University of California, Los Angeles In his February 2025 cover story for The Atlantic, journalist Derek Thompson dubbed our current era “the anti-social century.” He isn’t wrong. According to our recent research, the U.S. is becoming a nation of homebodies. Read more
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A Closer Look at School Transportation
First, an explanation: What is the school transportation fund used for? While we could go read through MT Code Annotated, the faster way to find this information is the school accounting manual (link to pdf download). Since that’s over 400 pages- I’m going to provide the relevant excerpt. TRANSPORTATION FUND – Authorized by Section 20-10-143, Read more
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