Schools

In some states public schools have initiated an annual student weigh-in. The students’ body mass indexes are measured and the reports is sent home letting the parents know if the parents and student should be concerned about the child’s weight.

After a long, hot summer, Missoula children will be heading back to school next week, with the first day scheduled for Wednesday, August 28.

For the last century, students in Lolo have attended classes in a patchwork of buildings, but in September, Lolo property owners will have the chance to build a new $10.5 million dollar K-4 school building, through a bond issue.

About 20 students at St. Regis High School staged a 'sit-down' protest on the football field on Monday morning over staff reductions and a dispute with Janet Hanson, the St. Regis District One School Superintendent.

The Missoula County Clerk and Recording and Elections Department has released the names of candidates for school trusteeships.

How early is too early to teach sex education? That question is about to be asked again, thanks to a controversial move in Chicago.