Education

Durango Montessori School wants to recycle your old electronic devices

will be located at La Plata County Fairgrounds

Piedra Vista High School theater presents ‘Pirates!’

Children’s show presented for the first time since pandemic

Can apprenticeships help recruit health care workers?

Hickenlooper praises such programs in committee hearing

Durango High School robotics team heads to state competition

Students take on challenge and make strides in their first year competing

The Juniper School charter status renewed for two years

Durango School District 9-R approves status under new financial reporting conditions

Durango School District 9-R announces hiring bonuses

goal is to recruit staff and improve retention

Durango High School students can earn up to 48 college credits beginning this fall

Collegiate pathway classes offer head start, reduce costs of earning four-year degrees

Pueblo Community College welcomes Lisa Snyder as new executive dean

has worked in education for over 20 years

Colorado teachers union backs LGBTQ+ inclusion in public schools

initiative comes after report says 85% of educators are not ‘out’ at school

Durango High School considers plagiarism policy with advent of ChatGPT

Artificial intelligence can help write papers, but AI can also detect inauthenticity

Durango teachers call out Colorado’s ‘BS’ factor

Educators claim taxpayers are being misled to believe excess funding is going toward education

Budget writers fine Colorado Mesa University for exceeding tuition cap

Legislature told the state’s colleges and universities they couldn’t raise tuition for any in-state undergraduate students by more than 2%

Colorado Dems want to ax social studies from state tests. Here’s why.

A bill introduced last week would end state testing for fourth and seventh graders, and save the state more than…

Students face off with Durango School District over carrying Narcan on campus

9-R staff and students grapple with meaning, intent of Colorado statute

Colorado middle and high schoolers could begin receiving annual mental health checks

a student needs additional resources, they would be referred to state-run program offering free therapy sessions

Fort Lewis College provost takes new job

Nixon, who came to FLC in 2019, will serve as president of a tuition-free school in Kentucky

Animas High School begins semester in new $19 million building on FLC campus

Building includes a makerspace, science lab, music room and open-space concept

Animas High School students begin classes in new building

Durango students must make up missed hours from snow days

A decision will be made early spring about whether to extend the school year

Gov. Polis emphasizes housing need in address to Colorado lawmakers

Housing policy touches nearly all other priorities, governor says in annual State of the State speech

New Mexico lawmakers seek preschool expansion with oil money

Democratic state Rep. Patricia Lundstrom of Gallup, chairwoman of the Legislature's lead budget-writing committee, outlines public spending priorities amid a…

Native American education advocates in NM seek long-term funding for reform

Rep. Derrick Lente pursues $50 million to put tribes in the driver’s seat and start a Tribal Education Trust Fund

Durango School District 9-R agrees to short-term lease with Pueblo Community College

must find new location for the 2023-24 year

Barbara McLachlan outlines potential legislation in 2023

a former teacher, the state representative has her eye set on changes to education

Durango School District 9-R reveals new Big Picture location

Relocation to Tech Center will begin in April and is expected to be ready for students in August

The Juniper School awaits audit results for charter reauthorization

in financial records filing create longer process for new agreement

Colorado voters may be asked to forgo their future TABOR refunds so the state can boost school funding

Democrats in the legislature plan to introduce a bill eliminating future Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights Refunds

$45 million Miller Middle School construction is underway

Additions expected to be ready by fall 2024

Durango School District 9-R looks to fill substitute teacher positions

officials say decrease in the labor pool the reason for decline

Colorado Education Commissioner stepping down July

Anthes oversaw multiple challenges during her six-year tenure, including the most challenging crisis ever in public education — the pandemic.