Judge denies request to block education savings account law

While litigation continues, the Montana Office of Public Instruction can continue administering a new education savings account program for students with special needs. A state judge in Helena last week denied a request to block the new law that authorizes the program.

That request was presented earlier this year by the Montana Quality Education Coalition and Disability Rights Montana as part of a lawsuit challenging House Bill 393, which established the savings accounts and was passed by Republican lawmakers in 2023. The two organizations argued that the new law violates the Montana Constitut...