Education

AHS announces peace activist talk, college workshop

Animas High SchoolDurango Herald file

October 4, 2016

‘Transforming Public Schools’ is the subject of Thursday’s lecture at Fort Lewis College

The clock tower at Fort Lewis College.Durango Herald file Local educators including Animas High School Head of School Sean Woytek…

October 4, 2016

Education

Stressed at school? Professor says humor can help

book outlines strategies to cope

September 29, 2016

Local News

Fort Lewis College joins prestigious group in grant

$1 million-plus will help students prosper in sciences

September 29, 2016

Local News

Durango schools seek support for school finance rewrite

members encourage other districts to join fight

September 28, 2016

Local News

Fort Lewis College professor published in Time

Graydu1-i-syn Called “Kids Don’t Need to Understand Grit,” she evaluates a current hot topic in education circles. Some proponents think…

September 28, 2016

Local News

New deli opens at Durango High School

result of award-winning student project

September 27, 2016

Education

Durango High School students debate banning of books

discusses freedom to read

September 27, 2016

Education

Durango High School counseling office announces events, services

The counseling office at Durango High School offers numerous services for students.Durango Herald file Early graduation paperwork is available in…

September 27, 2016

Education

Columbine Christian School to hike to Spud Lake

Spud LakeDurango Herald file For exact times and event details, call 259-1189. Columbine Christian is a private preschool, elementary and…

September 27, 2016

Education

Mountain Middle humanities class to host ‘Resilience Cafe’

Anna Layden’s eighth-grade humanities class at Mountain Middle School will hold a “Resilience Cafe” exhibition from 5 to 7 p.m.…

September 27, 2016

Education

Scholarships available for health care students

Applications and additional information are available at http://laplatamedicalsociety.org.

September 27, 2016

Education

Animas High School to hold Junior College Night

Animas High School juniors and their families are encouraged to attend Junior College Night from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday…

September 27, 2016

Local News

Fort Lewis College enrollment down 3.3 percent

raised admission standards in preparation for 2019 mandatory increase

September 25, 2016

Local News

Fort Lewis receives grants worth more than $3.5 million

for low-income Native American and first-generation student support

September 23, 2016

Education

American schools have a chronic absentee problem

A new analysis of data collected by the Education Department’s Office of Civil Rights from the 2013-14 school year shows…

September 22, 2016

Local News

District 9-R’s departure could kill 14 to 16 San Juan BOCES jobs

Durango school district may hire some who lose their spots

September 21, 2016

Education

Once-bullied teen creates app to ease cafeteria jitters

‘Sit With Us’ app gives students a place to sit with others in the cafeteria

September 20, 2016

Education

Durango student graduates from Bates College

Southworth, a 2012 graduate of Durango High School, majored in mathematics.

September 20, 2016

Education

Fort Lewis Mesa Elementary to hold open house, potluck

Fort Lewis Mesa Elementary School will host an open house and potluck from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Thursday.Shaun Stanley/Durango Herald…

September 20, 2016

Education

Park Elementary School to host book fair

All proceeds from the Scholastic Book Fair at the Park Elementary School will benefit the school’s library.Jerry McBride/Durango Herald file…

September 20, 2016

Education

Students encouraged to enter Bookmark Contest

In 2015, Rainey Scott, a student at The Liberty School, was named runner-up in the Durango Friends of the Library’s…

September 19, 2016

Education

Literary reading suffers steady decline

Competition from more products and platforms, including video games, movies and the internet, may be driving the decline of literary…

September 15, 2016

Education

Tubman, Madison portrayals coming to AHS

Harriet TubmanLibrary of Congress via AP Becky Stone will also perform as Civil War heroine Harriet Tubman, who helped abolish…

September 13, 2016