Juneau talks on education issues

Denise Juneau, state superintendent of public instruction, visited the Hi-Line Friday to celebrate the launch of Graduation Matters Harlem, a voluntary effort by the school district in partnership with the state, to figure out ways to curb the school dropout rate.

Harlem is now the 54th Montana community to partake in the program and falls under the umbrella of the broader Graduation Matters Montana or GMM program.

In an interview with the Havre Daily News, Juneau discussed GMM, as well as other issues from Common Core, Gov. Steve Bullock's unsuccessful push for universal pre-k and more.

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