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New Survey: The State of Educational Opportunity in Montana

New Survey: The State of Educational Opportunity in Montana

Frontier Institute partnered with 50CAN and Edge Research on a new survey about the state of education opportunity in Montana. This survey provides a unique window into what parents understand to be the strengths and weaknesses of Montana’s education system, and how those views compare to parents across our region and across the country. Here...

By Frontier Institute

More Government Means More Taxes

More Government Means More Taxes

"Limiting governments' budget growth, or even reducing budgets as many families have done when faced with rising costs, will provide more opportunities for tax relief."

By Kendall Cotton

Education Democracy vs. Education Freedom

Education Democracy vs. Education Freedom

"Most taxpayers agree that paying for young citizens’ education constitutes a common good worthy of public funding. Where we tend to disagree as a society is when we ask: who should provide the publicly funded education?"

By Trish Schreiber

Albert Gallatin, Renaissance Man

Albert Gallatin, Renaissance Man

"In his “spare” time, he spoke out against slavery and in favor of fiscal responsibility, free trade and individual liberty. Most people never accomplish a tenth of what Gallatin did in his 88 years."

By Lawrence Reed

What Can The Arizona Cardinals Teach Montana About Education?

What Can The Arizona Cardinals Teach Montana About Education?

Key Takeaways Montana education is mediocre and has been declining since at least 2011 on The Nation’s Report Card and other important achievement measures. Decades of focus on improving public school districts has not stopped this decline nor yielded results for Montana’s rising generation even with steady funding increases. The existing education establishment has not,...

By Benjamin Lindquist, Cody Bendix

Montana 2050: Crypto

Montana 2050: Crypto

Key Points Crypto, and blockchain technology more broadly, are rapidly disrupting major global industry sectors and leaders are recognizing the critical need for America to lead in Crypto innovation. Crypto industry adoption, growth, and investment in Montana will provide key benefits to the state economy and enable Montanans to achieve more independence and freedom from...

By Tanner Avery

Election Crabs-In-The-Bucket

Election Crabs-In-The-Bucket

"We should want “Montanan” to mean anyone, longtime residents and newcomers alike, who embrace the frontier spirit. We should want “Montanan” to mean success and wealth and prosperity and vitality."

By Kendall Cotton

Local Control Is Failing Montana Education

Local Control Is Failing Montana Education

Key Points The signs of Montana education’s poor performance are both widespread and alarming. In our research, it is not evident that district school boards are raising alarms about declining performance or asserting local control. At least six major obstacles prevent school boards from providing effective oversight. In the absence of local control, state associations...

By Benjamin Lindquist, Cody Bendix

Lawfare Threatens Clean, Healthful Environment

Lawfare Threatens Clean, Healthful Environment

"Our chronically ambiguous federal and state environmental permitting laws have enabled fringe anti-forest management groups to weaponize the courts and shut down critical projects, even projects that are good for our forests and our environment."

By Kendall Cotton