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  • Guest Editorial: Schools and Families Lead Their Communities Through Unprecedented Circumstances

    Elsie Arntzen, Superintendent of Public Instruction|Apr 1, 2020

    This week, I had a conversation with U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos to discuss national responses to the COVID-19 outbreak and how the U.S. Department of Education can assist Montana schools. I encouraged flexibility for Montana schools. We also discussed equitable alternative education delivery and what that looks like in rural Montana, especially for special education and other at-risk student groups. As communities across Montana were forced to rapidly adapt in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, I was encouraged by how deliberately...