Investing state and local resources in our children and our schools produces short-term and long-term dividends for Montana’s economy as a whole. Access to quality education from pre-Kindergarten through graduation increases opportunity for people of all income levels to achieve their goals in life.
Montana went into this pandemic with inadequate support for the child care industry and the state is at a crossroads. Montana lawmakers can decide to improve the long-standing issues with our child...
Read moreUnless we achieve a complete and accurate count of all Montanans, infants and toddlers will get less than their fair share in federal funding for most of their childhood. We have an obligation to...
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MBPC is a nonprofit organization focused on providing credible and timely research and analysis on budget, tax, and economic issues that impact low- and moderate-income Montana families.