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Educators at Missoula town hall warn teacher shortages and funding gaps threaten schools
Summary
At an Indivisible Missoula town hall, local educators and organizers warned that teacher shortages, mounting budget shortfalls and politicized curriculum are straining Missoula schools and urged community action on levies, funding policy and childcare support.
Educators and community organizers at an Indivisible Missoula town hall on education said budget shortfalls, teacher shortages and a politicized classroom environment are reducing schools' capacity to serve students and urged residents to organize to pass levies and support school staff.
The panel — moderated by Denise Juno, introduced as a longtime educator and recently sworn associate justice for the Court of Appeals for the Confederated Salish and Kootenai tribes — framed the discussion around early childhood through K–12 needs and asked the audience to help define immediate steps for the next legislative…
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