Montana’s superintendent of public instruction and Senate president took joint aim at the Montana Federation of Public Employees (MFPE) — the state’s largest union which represents public schoolteachers — on Monday, announcing in a press release they would champion legislation to “end woke teachers’ conferences” in the 2027 legislative session. It’s a cry that echoes a national trend as political pressure is causing teachers to modify their curriculums or instruction in order to not be seen as too progressive.

The outcry came after Finley Warden posted three audio recordings on X, apparently from the MFPE’s annual conference, which was held in Missoula Oct. 16-17. Warden said he attends school online at Liberty University but grew up attending public school in Missoula and Polson. He said

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