HIGHLIGHT: MONTANA
Denton: With 60 of the estimated 200 one-room schools in the nation, Montana has more than any other state. And about 40 percent of its one-room schools are on Hutterite colonies. But the Deerfield School is unique. It has its own school district. All the students come from the Deerfield Hutterite Colony and share the last name Stahl. The students are interested in what’s relevant to life on the colony. They can skip the chapter in kindergarten on farm animals because they already know them all. The main struggle is trying to get fast-enough internet. Some other schools are trying satellites, which may be next for Deerfield.