Education

Regional News

Colorado schools with ‘Thunderbird’ mascot set to get one-year reprieve from $25,000 monthly fines

24 schools were supposed to get rid of derogatory mascots by June

May 9, 2022

Local News

MakerLab leaves Powerhouse for bigger location

Science center explores possibility of hosting Big Picture High School

May 7, 2022

Local News

New leader to join Animas High School in July

Transition signals ‘amazing and bright’ future, says current head of charter

April 30, 2022

Regional News

University of Colorado officially confirms system’s new president

Saliman has been serving as interim president, overseeing $4.1B budget

April 28, 2022

Local News

Earth Day offers a platform for environmental education in Durango

Educators, nonprofits highlight successes, raise awareness about challenges

April 22, 2022

Local News

Can the next generation of scientists help solve our dust on snow problem?

Lewis College students travel to Coal Bank Pass to examine snowpack and study water resources

April 17, 2022

Local News

Liane Jollon selected as Gates Family Foundation Harvard Fellow

executive director of San Juan Basin Public Health will spend three weeks at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government

April 16, 2022

Local News

Update: One of three finalists for Montezuma-Cortez superintendent withdraws

Another introduces himself in email Q&A

April 13, 2022

Education

Incoming kindergartners get skills check ahead of the coming school year

Parents receive insight about child’s strengths and weaknesses

April 8, 2022

Local News

Montezuma-Cortez School District announces superintendent finalists

of Education narrows search from nine applicants to three

April 7, 2022

Local News

Indigenous professionals share advice on achieving success, navigating failures

Panelists offer hopeful message at Success for Native America discussion

April 6, 2022

Education

Durango Education Foundation hands over $250,000 donation to 9-R school district

will go toward programs that expand learning beyond the classroom

April 4, 2022

Local News

Durango School District 9-R holds first regular in-person board meeting since September

Students from Animas Valley Elementary and Miller Middle School perform for Youth Art Month

March 30, 2022

Local News

What should it mean to be a graduate of Durango School District 9-R?

Community members can weigh in on what traits students should possess when entering the workplace

March 29, 2022

Local News

Durango School District 9-R gives status update on number of projects

16% of money collected through bond has already been committed

March 22, 2022

Local News

New Mexico approves free college tuition for all residents; Utes included

includes eligibility for Ute Mountain Ute, Southern Ute and Navajo tribes; 29 colleges participate

March 21, 2022

Local News

La Plata, Montezuma counties receive over $11 million in federal earmarks

Funding will go toward housing, transportation, law enforcement and other projects

March 19, 2022

Local News

How the Cortez school board ousted its superintendent

president initially acted alone; ‘daisy chain’ communications were illegal, attorney says

March 19, 2022

Regional News

Fed-up conservative moms are winning in Colorado, and they don’t plan to stop

two years of pandemic frustrations, new conservative groups are sprouting across Colorado as women lead the GOP ballot

March 16, 2022

Local News

Durango School District 9-R hires new public information officer

Sluis brings years of local communications experience to the position

March 14, 2022

Local News

Durango educators tell Denver to ‘end the BS’

100 teachers rally against Colorado’s Budget Stabilization Factor

March 8, 2022

Local News

Bayfield teacher lends expertise to Durango High School ag students

Florida Mesa Elementary provides space for DHS agriculture labs

March 2, 2022

Local News

Durango students head back to class, masks optional

District emphasizes face coverings are recommended but no longer mandatory

February 27, 2022

Local News

Lee Bitsóí, who led Diversity Affairs at Fort Lewis College, takes a new job

Associate vice president made big strides in short amount of time

February 26, 2022

Regional News

Most Colorado school districts ditch mask mandates

Decisions come amid steep decline in omicron wave

February 17, 2022

Local News

Durango School District 9-R cancels mask mandate survey because of skewed numbers

Superintendent says link for questionnaire was ‘shared beyond parents’

February 16, 2022

Local News

Powerhouse Science Center takes educational services to rural La Plata County

After-school program at Fort Lewis Mesa Elementary a hit with students and parents

February 16, 2022

Local News

Kids and kittens: Middle school students learn veterinary science by caring for cats

plan includes a crash course in disease, vaccines and good hygiene

February 11, 2022

Science

Amid a changing landscape, students apply scientific inquiry to environmental resiliency

Projects tackle bioplastics, magnetism, efficient irrigation and more

February 10, 2022

Local News

Fort Lewis College partners with University of Colorado to start nursing program

Curriculum to focus on rural and Indigenous health care perspectives

February 10, 2022