Watching Education’s Bottom Line in Montana
| August 27, 2008 |  View for printing |
This year Montana students should expect more expensive lunches, fewer field trips and sparser classroom supplies because of a poor economy and high prices for food, fuel and energy. And unless the economy picks up soon, even bigger changes could be in store over the next couple of years.
As the 2008-2009 school year kicks off, Jerry House, Whitefish school district’s superintendent, said the outlook isn’t necessarily ominous, but it’s alarming.
“All schools, including Whitefish, will have to take a real hard look at how we do business,” House said.
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