Education

Tri-Cities

San Juan College to host Navajo shoe game

practice teaches cooperation through song and stories

January 16, 2026

Local News

Durango High School receives false threat call on Wednesday

of other Colorado schools also get threatening messages, KKTV 11 reports

January 16, 2026

Local News

Students explore career paths at La Plata County Futures Fair

‘It’s about exploration,’ event organizer says

January 13, 2026

Local News

Chance over choice: Charter school lotteries open this month in Durango

‘You’ll have parents calling in desperate,’ Mountain Middle’s director says

January 13, 2026

Local News

Durango School District special education students encouraged to reach highest potential

Social, educational programming present opportunities for those in support programs

January 11, 2026

Arts and Entertainment

Free Life-Long Learning series resumes Jan. 15

Lewis College offers variety of presentations Thursdays

January 8, 2026

Local News

Mountain Middle School receives excellence award for fourth consecutive year

Charter also earns top state accreditation for 10th time

January 8, 2026

Local News

What to watch in 2026 for La Plata County

Elections, court trials, fights for social justice and ambitious redevelopments to shape the year

January 5, 2026

Local News

A look at the stories that defined 2025 in La Plata County

wildfires to torrential rains, local happenings to national politics: Here’s what defined community conversations

December 31, 2025

Local News

Animas High School students explore identity through mask project

graders use essays, masks to reflect on themselves and socialization

December 23, 2025

Education

Pueblo Community College Southwest names Lisa Molina as new vice president

was named one of PCC’s employees of the year in 2024

December 19, 2025

Business

Polis rolls out new approach – and department – for workforce talent

Colorado Governor Jared Polis speaks at a press conference, Oct. 22 at the governor’s residence in Denver. (Hart Van Denburg/CPR…

December 17, 2025

Regional News

Gov. Jared Polis selects new leader of Colorado’s higher education department

governor will choose to keep or hire state department leaders

December 16, 2025

Local News

Bayfield School District trains next cohort of teachers through mentorship program

Colorado Department of Education, CareerWise supplies hands-on experience, teaching credits

December 16, 2025

Local News

Durango school board member to resign

Stewart stepping down after four-plus years

December 10, 2025

Local News

La Plata Electric Association offers scholarships, D.C. trip for students

Applications open for 2026 educational aid, Youth Tour

December 10, 2025

Local News

Mountain Middle School eighth grader writes 160-page World War II book

Student inspired by veteran grandfather, fascination with topic

December 7, 2025

Local News

Escalante Middle School students learn value of agriculture in greenhouse class

Seventh and eighth graders grow and sell their own plants, herbs

December 6, 2025

Tri-Cities

Central Consolidated Schools grapples with cultural harm after classroom incident

Insensitive item prompts cleansing ceremonies, policy review

December 5, 2025

Local News

Miller eighth graders teach da Vinci principles to peers

Project encourages ‘deep exploration’ across subjects, principal says

November 27, 2025

Local News

Three reelected Durango school board members sworn in

president says reelection reflects community confidence

November 25, 2025

From the Extension Office

What the four ‘H’s really mean in 4-H

Before each 4-H meeting and event, we recite the 4-H Pledge. Our pledge not only tells us what each “H”…

November 23, 2025

Travel

Preparing to study abroad requires knowing what might go wrong during and after the trip

Sign boards of various educational consultants that attract youths to study abroad cover the facade of a building in Kochi,…

November 23, 2025

AP New Mexico

From roadways to classrooms, this New Mexico program is bringing women’s history out of the shadows

Roadside markers around New Mexico feature the significant contributions of women

November 23, 2025

Local News

Phil Weiser talks education plan in governor’s race

‘Colorado Blueprint’ addresses schooling, jobs and mental health

November 21, 2025

Education

Judge tosses Cortez superintendent’s defamation suit, orders Burris to pay fees

says Lewis is protected under anti-SLAPP law and immunity after reporting allegations of abuse

November 21, 2025

Southwest Life

Work is underway to create a high tech film and technology training center in a historic school in northern New Mexico

Work is underway to convert the historic Kearny Elementary School in Raton, N.M. into a film studio and education center.…

November 16, 2025

Local News

Michael Bennet rolls out new education policy in race for governor

Candidate wants to expand apprenticeships, work experience opportunities

November 12, 2025

New Mexico

PBS series spotlights Shiprock and Diné culture to national audiences

Episode aired Thursday

November 8, 2025

Local News

Durango School District hosts updated science standards seminar for regional educators

Workshop showed teachers how to organize instruction around real-world phenomena

November 4, 2025