What skills do Montana’s young people most need to thrive? And what should Montana’s education system prioritize to best prepare young people for the future?

Those questions drove much of the conversation at the National Center on Education and the Economy’s (NCEE) first road show series stop in Kalispell Wednesday. The road show is part of the process of the School Funding Interim Commission’s work on the state’s decennial study, which can make recommendations for future legislatures to consider when it comes to school funding.

NCEE has been tasked with examining the state’s education systems and comparing them with high-functioning systems nationally and globally, in an effort to inform the commission’s work. The group’s research and involvement serves as a new step in the decennial st

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