Daily Inter Lake
EDUCATION REPORTER
Hilary Matheson covers education for the Daily Inter Lake. Her reporting focuses on schools, students, and the policies that shape public education across Northwest Montana. Matheson regularly reports on school boards, district decisions and issues affecting teachers and families. Her work examines how funding, enrollment and state policy influence local school systems. She helps readers understand how education decisions affect students and communities throughout the region.
IMPACT: Hilary’s work provides transparency and insight into the schools that serve thousands of local families.
ARTICLES BY HILARY MATHESON
Glacier High School marketing teacher wins career and technical education Teacher of the Year award
Glacier High School marketing and business teacher Josh Munro was named Teacher of the Year by the Montana Association for Career and Technical Education.
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Ag teacher receives Teacher Educator of the Year award for leadership and mentorship in career and technical education
Kalispell Public Schools agriculture teacher Justin Heupel has been named the Montana Career and Technical Education Teacher Educator of the Year.
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Glacier and Flathead high school speech and debate teams finish first and second in Missoula
Glacier High School speech and debate rolled to first place in the first tournament of the 2026-27 season, amassing 304.5 overall points.
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Flathead Valley high school speech and debate teams ready for some straight talk
Flathead Valley high schools are aiming to be the talk of the town as the 2026-27 speech season gets underway.
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Flathead Valley music teachers get together to sing and learn
It's not often that elementary choir teachers get to sing with their colleagues, but on Wednesday, 16 teachers from the valley gathered on the Glacier High School performance hall stage to do just that.
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CASA for Kids of Flathead County celebrates 25 years of advocacy
CASA for Kids of Flathead County marks 25 years of working to improve the lives of abused and neglected children across the valley.
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Share the scares at Whitefish Theatre Company's screening of two movies Halloween weekend
Whitefish Theatre Company brings chills and thrills to the big screen for Halloween weekend in its sharpest presentation yet on a 4K laser projector.
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Flathead Valley Community College trustees rename buildings, work on presidential transition plan
Flathead Valley Community College trustees approved renaming two buildings in honor of retiring President Jane Karas and Kalispell philanthropist Jerome Broussard on Monday.
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Musically inclined students perform at the 2026 All-State Music Festival
Top high school musicians from the region performed at the All-State Music Festival Gala Concert Oct. 16 in Bozeman.
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Evergreen educator named Montana Teacher of the Year
Evergreen Junior High special education teacher Kenny Ross is Montana's Teacher of the Year.
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United by yellow: Crosstown rivals stand together for suicide prevention
Students from Flathead and Glacier high schools used one of the valley’s top rivalries to send a visible message of hope and solidarity by wearing yellow for suicide prevention awareness in September and through October.
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FVCC faculty issues no-confidence vote amid president contract negotiations
The FVCC Education Association, the Flathead Trades Instructors Association and the Federation of Flathead Valley Community College Adjunct Faculty have voted no confidence in FVCC Executive Director of Human Resources Karen Glasser, saying they have lost trust in her leadership and judgment.
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Reading between the lines: Flathead High School librarian champions literacy, critical thinking and choice
Aarica Phillips went to college intending to become a classroom teacher, earning a bachelor’s degree in K-8 education. Phillips also picked up a library endorsement, giving her more options in the job market at a time when teaching jobs were harder to find in some areas.
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