Education

Durango High School students receive diplomas

Two sides of Durango High School graduating seniors yell the "Demon Party Song" at each other seeing who can be…

May 28, 2022

Photos: Durango High School’s Class of 2022 graduates

Durango High School seniors Hunter Gray, 18, left, Samuel Hinkley, 18, center, and Owen Babcock, 18, enter the football stadium…

May 28, 2022

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Colorado governor visits Durango High School and Fort Lewis College

Polis signs bills having to do with education, American Indian research effort

May 25, 2022

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Mental health self-care for officers stressed at academy graduation

Thirteen cadets graduated from Southwest Regional Law Enforcement Academy on Saturday

May 21, 2022

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In Durango, life coaching extends to kids

School District 9-R teacher aims to support students and their families

May 20, 2022

Local News

Durango School District 9-R agrees to review Ascent Classical Academies’ application

announces a timeline for upcoming public meetings

May 20, 2022

Regional News

Fines for Colorado schools with Native mascots begin in June. But who will enforce them?

a dozen schools have been warned by commission about appropriating imagery

May 18, 2022

Local News

Colorado Board of Education directs Durango School District 9-R to review charter application

Executive meeting being scheduled for later this week

May 18, 2022

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Environmental groups partner to highlight pollinators’ crucial role

Workshop will teach property owners how create habitat for bees, butterflies and other insects

May 17, 2022

Regional News

Colorado school children raised trout. The state had to kill a lot of the ‘poor buggers’ for testing

innovative solution is helping cut down the number of fish involved in fatal testing process

May 16, 2022

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Fort Lewis College graduates turn the page and start a new adventure

Keynote speaker Gary Farmer addresses 475 graduating students

May 14, 2022

Regional News

100 bills debated at the Colorado Legislature this year that you should know about

Roughly 650 pieces of legislation were introduced this year at the Capitol

May 12, 2022

Regional News

‘Heartbreaking and undeniable’ – preliminary review of federal Indian boarding schools is out

Colorado was home to five such institutions, including what became Fort Lewis College

May 11, 2022

Local News

Durango students qualify for finals after state National History Day contest

Projects were themed around debate and diplomacy

May 10, 2022

Regional News

Colorado schools with ‘Thunderbird’ mascot set to get one-year reprieve from $25,000 monthly fines

24 schools were supposed to get rid of derogatory mascots by June

May 9, 2022

Local News

MakerLab leaves Powerhouse for bigger location

Science center explores possibility of hosting Big Picture High School

May 7, 2022

Local News

New leader to join Animas High School in July

Transition signals ‘amazing and bright’ future, says current head of charter

April 30, 2022

Regional News

University of Colorado officially confirms system’s new president

Saliman has been serving as interim president, overseeing $4.1B budget

April 28, 2022

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Earth Day offers a platform for environmental education in Durango

Educators, nonprofits highlight successes, raise awareness about challenges

April 22, 2022

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Can the next generation of scientists help solve our dust on snow problem?

Lewis College students travel to Coal Bank Pass to examine snowpack and study water resources

April 17, 2022

Local News

Liane Jollon selected as Gates Family Foundation Harvard Fellow

executive director of San Juan Basin Public Health will spend three weeks at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government

April 16, 2022

Local News

Update: One of three finalists for Montezuma-Cortez superintendent withdraws

Another introduces himself in email Q&A

April 13, 2022

Education

Incoming kindergartners get skills check ahead of the coming school year

Parents receive insight about child’s strengths and weaknesses

April 8, 2022

Local News

Montezuma-Cortez School District announces superintendent finalists

of Education narrows search from nine applicants to three

April 7, 2022