School Equalization News Today

Across Montana, counties have mailed out supplemental tax bills – an extra charge required after a court ruling ended county leaders’ attempt to challenge how property taxes are calculated.

Fergus County property owners soon will see another tax bill arriving in their mailboxes, a result of counties being on the losing end of a court battle over education funding.

A visual guide to Montana’s key K-12 education funding formula.

Flathead County property owners will soon see increased tax bills in their mailboxes.

The state is asking the Montana Supreme Court to declare counties have no authority to impose fewer mills than what the Department of Revenue calculates to be imposed. Attorney for

The state is asking the Montana Supreme Court to declare counties have no authority to impose fewer mills than what the Department of Revenue calculates to be imposed. Attorney for

“If the state thinks it’s inappropriate, they can sue the county.”

The Montana Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered all 56 counties in Montana to submit responses during the next month to a request from the Montana Quality Education Coalition that the

Citing standing Montana law, Missoula County on Thursday joined other counties across the state in levying fewer mills than what the state believes it's entitled to through school equalization.

There’s a battle brewing between state and county governments regarding the 95-mill levy, which helps balance school funding levels between richer and poorer counties across Montana.