Dear Editor: If Ignorance Were a Virtue...

Dear Editor,

If ignorance were a virtue, Montana's Republican leadership would already be saints. Senate President Matt Regier and Superintendent of Public Instruction Susie Hedalen have decided that the biggest threat to our children's education isn't underfunded schools, teacher shortages, or rising student suicide rates-it's "woke" teachers spending two days at a professional conference learning how to better educate our kids.

Let's be clear: our teachers are professionals. They're highly educated, deeply committed, and grossly underpaid. They teach math, science, music, literature, and-app...