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Pagosa Middle School students participate in anti-drug education class

National nonprofits attempt to bring narcotics and violence learning opportunities to Southwest Colorado

January 31, 2024

Local News

Durango school district is now ready for ‘Impact’

Students show off their new home for career development pathways

January 25, 2024

Local News

Durango High School the target of another ‘swatting’ call

Authorities received a bomb threat from a foreign phone number

January 25, 2024

Local News

Fort Lewis Student Health Center accredited by Colorado Medicaid

College estimates about a third of the students would qualify for Medicaid

January 25, 2024

Local News

Mountain Middle School granted excellence award

Executive Director says the school’s disadvantaged population has doubled

January 23, 2024

Local News

Food Equity Coalition wraps first Spanish language Community Empowerment Program

Leadership, community focus of nine-session work group

January 21, 2024

Local News

Needham Elementary School launches Spanish program

Principal says research indicates learning another language is easier at a younger age

January 18, 2024

Local News

Photos: Durango schools making an impact

Impact Career Innovation Center, located at Durango High School, nears completion

January 16, 2024

Local News

Durango school district to unveil Impact Career Innovation Center

Students will lead guided tour in grand opening event Jan. 24

January 16, 2024

New Mexico

Early childhood department requests $800 million from state budget

of funding would continue expanding the agency’s pre-K and early pre-K programs

January 15, 2024

Local News

Bayfield mourns loss of well-respected middle school English teacher

Michelle Wennerstrom was known for finding ways to relate tough material to students’ every day lives

January 14, 2024

Local News

Durango builder establishes vocational school in Guatemalan town

Fundación San Mateo enrolls 220 middle and high school students in 2023

January 12, 2024

Local News

Bayfield High School student named to Colorado All State Symphony

Muir deemed one of the state’s best young bassists

January 9, 2024

Local News

Durango, Ignacio school districts call snow day Monday

Bayfield operating under two-hour delay

January 8, 2024

Local News

State Historical Fund grants $250K for Root Cellar Barn at The Old Fort in Hesperus

Building deficiencies were harming crops grown by students in Fort Lewis College’s Farmer In Training Program

January 5, 2024

Regional News

Colorado becomes one of the first to employ an incarcerated professor

David Carrillo, pictured here at the Colorado Territorial Correctional Facility, is the first incarcerated person in Colorado to teach a…

January 5, 2024

Tri-Cities

Four Corners storm closes schools in San Juan County

Jackknifed semitrailer closes U.S. Highway 160 south of Cortez

January 4, 2024

Local News

Fort Lewis College to cover student tuition for families with yearly income under $70K

Institution looks to increase access to higher education through a combination of funding sources

January 2, 2024

Local News

Durango school district receives $50K donation for SOIL grow dome

Plata County CSU Extension Office’s contribution will help alleviate cost for district, as 9-R showcases sustainability efforts

December 31, 2023

Local News

Durango High School students raising money for hands-on learning opportunity in Panama

Members of Future Health Professionals club seeks funding to give access to health care in Latin America

December 30, 2023

Regional News

As student debt declines in Colorado, a new report says a postsecondary credential is essential to earning more

New graduates line up before the start of a community college commencement in East Rutherford, N.J., in 2018. U.S. Senate…

December 26, 2023

Local News

Former Fort Lewis College Board of Trustees member calls out institution over Native American tuition waiver language

Colorado family law attorney says college is trying to redefine what it means to be Indigenous

December 21, 2023

Education

Durango school district comments on Gov. Polis property tax reduction letter

of Education assures residents that the district will not be impacted

December 17, 2023

Local News

Animas High School wins ‘Performance with Distinction’ award

treasurer says new school building has helped with enrollment

December 15, 2023