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
Hedges Elementary set to get new boilers
Hedges Elementary School staff and students can expect more consistent temperatures next school year with the replacement of its boiler system.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 3 DAYS, 6 HOURS AGO
Free summer meals for youths
Free meals are available to youths 18 and under in Flathead County over the summer months when school is not in session.
WHITEFISH PILOT | UPDATED 3 DAYS, 21 HOURS AGO
Free meals available for children and teens over the summer
Free to-go meals are available to youths 18 and under in Flathead County over the summer months when school is not in session.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 5 DAYS, 6 HOURS AGO
Teachers in Kalispell Public Schools get new two-year contract
Kalispell Public Schools teachers and other certified staff have a new two-year contract that replaces the district’s usual percentage raises with flat-dollar increases, a shift driven by Montana’s STARS Act.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 1 WEEK, 1 DAY AGO
Community leader killed in accident on Highway 2 in Coram
A 74-year-old woman died and a 19-year-old woman was injured in a crash on U.S. 2 in Coram on June 3.
HUNGRY HORSE NEWS | UPDATED 1 WEEK, 3 DAYS AGO
Kalispell Middle School teacher wins History Teacher of the Year Award
All the work tanning hides, building log cabins, panning for gold and garnets, grinding wheat and churning butter, has paid off for Kalispell Middle School teacher Kris Schreiner, whose immersive classroom activities have earned the Centennial Bell Montana History Teacher of the Year Award.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 1 WEEK, 5 DAYS AGO
Making the grade — Kalispell Public Schools leader named regional superintendent of the year
Wrapping up his second school year leading Kalispell Public Schools, Matt Jensen has been named regional Superintendent of the Year by the Northwest Montana Association of School Superintendents.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 1 WEEK, 6 DAYS AGO
Coram woman dies in T-bone crash
A 74-year-old woman has died and a 19-year-old woman was injured in a crash on U.S. 2 in Coram Wednesday.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 2 WEEKS AGO
Flathead High School student competes in national Trig-Star competition
Representing Montana, Flathead High School junior Jacob Braach awaits the results of the national Trig-Star math competition after completing the 120-minute test in May. National results are expected in mid-June.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 2 WEEKS, 2 DAYS AGO
Senior Spotlight: Senior embodies Flathead High School motto to ‘Rise Up, Be Brave’
Under the upturned brim of her signature bucket hat, Flathead High School senior Madison Geiger’s smile and bright eyes reflect her sunny disposition and excitement for graduation.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 2 WEEKS, 2 DAYS AGO
Kalispell Public Schools names new Russell Elementary principal
Kalispell Middle School Assistant Principal Marti Paugh has been selected as the new principal of Russell Elementary School.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 3 WEEKS, 2 DAYS AGO
High school graduation rites get underway May 30
“Pomp and Circumstance” will resound in Flathead Valley high schools as approximately 1,093 seniors graduate.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 1 MONTH AGO
Kalispell Public Schools board reorganizes, gets budget update
The Kalispell Public Schools board of trustees selected new leadership, welcomed a student representative and reviewed the budget following school elections.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 1 MONTH AGO
Student musicians excel at 2026 state music festival
Talented student musicians from area schools earned high scores at the Western State Solo and Ensemble Music Festival held May 1 and 2 in Helena.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 1 MONTH, 1 WEEK AGO
