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When truancy laws don’t work

A New Mexico principal ponders a tougher approach

October 24, 2016

Education

VFW scholarship deadline is Nov. 1

SHAUN STANLEY/Durango Herald file The deadline to enter is Nov. 1. For more information, visit http://www.vfw.org/VOD/.

October 24, 2016

Education

Durango High School winter sports meeting is Nov. 7

Jerry McBride/Durango Herald file Anyone interested in trying out for boys or girls basketball, wrestling or girls swimming is invited…

October 24, 2016

Education

Miller Middle School students invited to Halloween Dance

Durango Herald file Only current Miller students are allowed. The concession stand will be open. Costumes are encouraged, but there…

October 24, 2016

Education

Music in the Mountains offers student scholarships

Durango Herald file These scholarships, sponsored by Bank of Colorado, are designed to help defray the cost of private music…

October 24, 2016

Education

Big Picture High School senior to host fundraiser Friday

du1-i-syn Money raised will go toward sponsoring a childâ€™s heart surgery in Belarus or Ukraine. The event will take place…

October 24, 2016

Education

Columbine Christian School to host fall harvest event

du1-i-syn The school will provide all the fixings and drinks. Families should bring hot dogs and buns.

October 24, 2016

Local News

Former Fort Lewis College provost creates scholarship for future teachers

Stephen Roderick wants to help student-athletes

October 24, 2016

Education

Stephanie Moran receives Adult Education Leader of the Year award

Morandu1-i-syn The Colorado Adult Education Professional Association awarded Moran during its annual conference Oct. 13 in Denver. Moran was chosen…

October 24, 2016

Local News

Ballot Issue 3B: Bayfield seeks tax hike to build schools

Request for $28.6 million would go for new elementary, other projects

October 19, 2016

Local News

District 9-R requests $1.7 million mill levy override

Durango High School is one of the 11 schools in Durango School District 9-R that would benefit if voters approve…

October 18, 2016

Education

Nation’s high school graduation rate hits record 83.2%

National rise comes as student test scores decline

October 18, 2016

Education

Escalante students to host voter education night

Durango Herald file There will be speakers and nonpartisan student presentations about all candidates and issues on the local ballot.

October 18, 2016

Education

Longtime FLC administrator endows scholarship for teachers

The clocktower at Fort Lewis College.Durango Herald file Roderick spent 30 years as a teacher and administrator at FLC. The…

October 18, 2016

Education

District 9-R schools will be closed Oct. 31

Durango Herald file

October 18, 2016

Education

Report ranks region’s education, child care

Durango Herald file The index takes a comprehensive look at specific topics to measure the overall economic, social and environmental…

October 18, 2016

Education

Adult Education Center offers Spanish class

A student checks in at the front desk of the Durango Adult Education Center.Shaun Stanley/Durango Herald file This class, designed…

October 18, 2016

Education

Durango High School students can meet Fort Lewis College engineering professor on Nov. 3

Jerry McBride/Durango Herald Students interested in learning about opportunities at FLC and asking questions about career and graduate school opportunities…

October 18, 2016

Education

Florida Mesa Elementary announces events

Jerry McBride/Durango Herald file

October 18, 2016

Education

Park Elementary School announces festival, Veterans Day event

SHAUN STANLEY/Durango Herald file The school will host a Veterans Day program from 8:45 to 9:30 a.m. Nov. 11. All…

October 18, 2016

Education

Sunnyside Elementary School to host carnival, silent auction

Sunnyside Elementary SchoolShaun Stanley/Durango Herald file There will be carnival games for kids and families to enjoy. Tickets for games…

October 18, 2016

Education

Animas High School announces student conferences, board meeting

Durango Herald file

October 18, 2016

Education

Durango High School winter sports registration deadline is Nov. 11

Jerry McBride/Durango Herald Winter sports include girls and boys basketball, girls swimming and diving, wrestling, and cheer and dance teams…

October 18, 2016

Education

Durango High School to present ‘Beauty and the Beast’

Durango High School theater students rehearse for “Beauty and the Beast.”Jerry McBride/Durango Herald file Tickets are available online. Thespian Troupe…

October 18, 2016