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Montana must keep teacher licensing fees low

by Elsie Arntzen
| November 14, 2023 12:00 AM

Should Montana increase teacher licensing fees? The answer is simple, no. Why would we consider shifting the burden of covering the cost of licensing to our teachers who are struggling to make ends meet?

As I have previously promised, I will not support increasing taxes on our teachers. For some time, I have been working to change the landscape of public education to be more student and family-focused. Learning occurs in the classroom with individual teachers caring for and recognizing students and families. We need to remove any hurdle to recruiting and retaining quality educators. 

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