education

The transition from 5th grade to middle school can be traumatic for students, so two groups are getting together to help make things a bit easier.

High school students from 17 Montana and Idaho schools are in Missoula to attend the Montana Model United Nations Conference that continues through Tuesday at The University of Montana.

Graduation Matters Missoula invites area students, teachers, parents and other community members to attend an update on the initiative’s progress.

The University of Montana's Center for Environmental Health Sciences just received a grant of $1.25 million dollars from the National Institutes of Health to support environmental health education for thousands of middle and high school students in Montana, Idaho and Alaska.

While most kids are groaning at the idea of back-to-school supplies in mid-July, Lady Gaga and her Born This Way Foundation, which is spearheaded by her adorable mother Cynthia Germanotta, make the idea of paper and pen fun thanks to their limited edition products, which will be sold at Office Depot.

Kids these days are taking the saying “the dog ate my homework” and completely chucking it out the window. Today’s student needs a more up-to-date and convincing reason for missing an assignment, skipping class or failing to complete work. That’s why this story of a college student who faked his own kidnapping is so fascinating.

Medical advancements and healthier living mean many people have longer lifespans these days. That means lots of those older Americans are retiring later than in generations past. In fact, some analysts are calling 70 the new 70 in terms of retirement.

Snoop Dogg‘s son, Cordell Broadus, is one of the top dogs in high-school football, and if everything goes to plan he could be headed to a top university after he graduates in 2015. Although he just finished his freshman year at Diamond Bar High School, Broadus has received a scholarship offer to play football at UCLA.

We've all felt the excitement at one time or another... June hits and (like the Alice Cooper song says) "school's out for the summer." Let's face it, most kids can't wait for school to let out in June. However, for some parents and families, when school's out for summer, they start to worry about how they will feed their kid(s) those two extra meals a day normally covered at school. Read

What comes to mind when you think of college life? I don't know about you, but for me it's tiny overcrowded dorm rooms, shared bathrooms down the hall and a cafeteria across campus. After reading an article recently, it seems times have changed...

According to research by the Associated Press, half of recent college graduates are either unemployed or underemployed -- working in lower-wage jobs that aren't utilizing their skills. How bad is it? Job opportunities for graduates with bachelor's degrees are at their lowest levels in more than a decade...