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It's back-to-school for the 2024-25 year
The first day of the 2024-25 school year is here. Get information on the first day, enrollment, open houses and ne…
KMS history lesson includes grinding wheat, churning butter
In Montana History teacher Kris Schreiner’s classroom at Kalispell Middle School there was an uncustomary setup on Tuesday — a pail of winter wheat, grain mill…
Longtime West Glacier teacher earns state award
Carolyn Wieringa of West Glacier Elementary School has been named the Montana Rural Teacher of the Year.
Cost of special-ed services leans on local taxpayers
Along with recruitment and retention of qualified staff, funding is also an issue in special education, with more costs being covered by local taxes over time as opposed to state and federal dollars.
Staff shortages challenge special-ed programs
Facing a nationwide shortage of teachers — and special-education teachers in particular — schools in Montana are feeling it acutely as the number of students r…
Equity initiative aims to include diverse mix of students
Flathead High School is looking to cast a wider net over students of diverse backgrounds to enter the International Baccalaureate program.
Students pick their favorite poems for regional competition
Thirteen high school students breathed life into the words penned by notable poets through the centuries at a Poetry Out Loud regional competition held Thursda…
Kalispell speech teams vie for No. 1
The Class AA speech and debate tournament returns to Kalispell this weekend, with Flathead and Glacier high schools contending for the championship title this …
Bigfork grabs 10th consecutive divisional win
Bigfork Speech and Debate captured its 10th straight Class B-C divisional win in Malta over the weekend with 93 overall points.
Whitefish upsets rival C-Falls for divisional win
Whitefish High School Speech and Debate turned the tide on rival Columbia Falls with a first-place finish on home turf at the Class A divisionals over the weekend.
Investigation yields no gun at Kalispell Middle School
No gun was found in Kalispell Middle School following an investigation into an allegation that one was possibly located in a student locker.
School resumes today at Lakeside Elementary
School resumes today (Tuesday) for Lakeside Elementary students.
C-Falls grabs first at Polson tourney
Columbia Falls High School Speech and Debate finished first at the Polson Pirate Palooza tournament over the weekend with 145 overall points.
Flathead notches win leading into state tourney
The Flathead High School Speech and Debate team was victorious in Great Falls over the weekend in the last tournament before the state tournament.
Glacier High expands open-campus policy
Glacier High School sophomores and juniors will be able to leave campus during lunch beginning Jan. 22. Before, only seniors were allowed off campus.
UM posts fall semester dean's list
The following are students made the fall semester 2018 dean’s list or president’s 4.0 list at the University of Montana. Double asterisks after a name indicate the student earned a 4.0 grade point average. A single…