League of Women Voters support schools
At our 2025 State Convention, the League of Women Voters of the Helena Area voted, along with other Montana Leagues, to support a position “To promote efficient and equitable financing of public education, with the state funding its share of the cost, and to provide a high-quality public education, beginning in early childhood, which produces graduates with skills in critical thinking, reading, writing and mathematics and an understanding of democracy and how governments function.”
As many in our community know, right now our students at Helena High, Capital High, and Kessler Elementary learn in buildings with inadequate space, lighting, heating, and ventilation. This does not equate with a high-quality education, no matter the efficacy of the teaching. And when Helena High’s boiler fails, we’ll be forced to cram 2,400 high school students into Capital High on a split-day schedule. Students and teachers will face terrible challenges we could have prevented.
No help is forthcoming from the state to invest in our school facilities, give the PAL program adequate space, or upgrade the central kitchen that prepares meals for all of Helena’s students. It’s up to us. The plans are there. The community spirit is there. Our desire to provide the best environment for ALL our students and teachers is there.
We strongly support passage of these bonds and encourage all Helena’s citizens to vote “YES” on Sept. 9.
Find out more at helenaschoolbond.org.
Cherri Jones President, LWVHA