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  • Montana State Faculty Member Studies Impact of Four-Day School Week on Children

    ANNE CANTRELL, MSU News Service|Sep 10, 2025

    As a growing number of schools across Montana consider switching to a four-day school week, a researcher at Montana State University and her colleagues are investigating the effects of such a change on children. Among other topics, MSU's Emily Tomayko and her collaborators have examined questions related to the impact of a four-day school week on adolescent health behaviors; physical education and obesity; and food security. They have also researched early elementary achievement and high school...

  • New MSU Program Helps Student Teachers Form Connections With Rural Communities

    ANNE CANTRELL, Montana State University|Mar 15, 2023

    When Montana State University education student Mariah Leum considered moving to a new Montana community to complete her student teaching, she felt nervous and anxious. But thanks to a new offering at MSU, Leum said, those feelings were eased right away. Leum, who is from Three Forks, is completing her student teaching this semester at the elementary school in Shelby, a community of about 3,000 people in north-central Montana. She is one of seven students from the MSU teacher education program based in Shelby or nearby Cut Bank as members of...