Education

The SAT pushes to reclaim supremacy

Competition with ACT test affects millions

December 29, 2015

Local News

Switch to SAT tests catches Durango district by surprise

Colorado juniors to take new test this spring

December 24, 2015

Education

Education Briefs

Animas High School announces programs: AHS is a tuition-free public charter school that prepares all students for college and post-secondary…

December 22, 2015

Education

Swift action key to handling racial incidents

Colleges, universities should be prepared to respond right away

December 22, 2015

Local News

Colorado lawmakers have flexibility with spending

slowing economy makes for tough budget decisions ahead

December 21, 2015

Local News

High-speed Internet comes to Silverton School

Fiber-optic line will greatly aid students, superintendent says

December 18, 2015

Local News

Bayfield School District shocked by low standardized test scores

Superintendent: ‘We own our results’

December 17, 2015

Southwest Life

Four Corners School of Outdoor Education shows off new discovery center

So in 2002 when the Four Corners School of Outdoor Education began planning for a brick-and-mortar campus to centralize its…

December 16, 2015

Local News

Juniper School in fundraising mode

Durango Herald file photo<br><br>Board members with the Juniper School are raising funds after the charter school did not receive a…

December 15, 2015

Education

High school graduation rate ticks up to 82%

The Education Department said Tuesday that the rate for the 2013-14 school year – up from 81 percent the previous…

December 15, 2015

Education

Cultural divide adds to disparity

Cortez, 40 percent of Native Americans in special education

December 15, 2015

Education

Education Briefs

The Early Childhood Council of La Plata County will offer a local Expanding Quality in Infant/Toddler Care Training Program. This…

December 15, 2015

Education

Rube Goldberg machines teach lessons in physics

The students borrowed coffeemakers, toasters, waffle irons, pancake griddles and even cereal and milk to create their Rube Goldberg machines…

December 15, 2015

Education

Education Briefs

Briana Pearse, of Durango, is an admission ambassador for Fort Lewis College for the 2015-16 academic year. Pearse’s current major…

December 11, 2015

Local News

President Barack Obama signs education bill to replace No Child Left Behind

Elementary and Secondary Eduction Act to give states louder voice

December 10, 2015

Education

Education Briefs

Applications are being accepted for the Master of Social Work degree program offered in Durango by the University of Denver…

December 8, 2015

Education

That New York twang: Nashville calls on Big Apple schools

Students learn the basics of songwriting

December 8, 2015

Education

Education Briefs

Animas High School announces these programs: AHS chemistry students will present their public communication materials related to the Gold King…

December 1, 2015

Durango School News

District wants your help with funding issues

Durango 9-R remains $4.8 million dollars short of funding levels intended by Amendment 23 that was passed by Colorado voters…

December 1, 2015

Education

Compromise guides ‘Every Student Succeeds’

Legislation to replace No Child Left Behind would provide local schools more control

December 1, 2015

Education

Fort Lewis College beats emissions-reduction goal

exceeds first benchmark of 20 percent reduction

December 1, 2015

Local News

The number of Coloradans passing GED test plummets since 2014 rewrite

same is happening in Durango

November 28, 2015

Regional News

San Juan College helps struggling students

The tentatively titled Center for Working Families program was established as part of a series of grants from the W.K.…

November 24, 2015

Local News

At Children’s House in Durango, the top lesson is thankfulness

Practice at school makes every day Thanksgiving

November 24, 2015